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Agriculturists to be trained on safe use of pesticides
Almost 3,220 agriculture officers, doctors, farmers field assistants and pesticide dealers will be imparted training on safe use of pesticides.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Rs 76 billion loans outstanding against borrowers in
agri.
Loans amounting to over Rs 76 billion are outstanding during the last three years against the borrowers in the agriculture sector, according to official sources.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Hague-based chemical group inspects Fauji plant
A three-member team from the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspected on Tuesday a state-run Pakistani fertiliser plant for environment and health standards, an official said.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Shrimp farming project approved
Industries and Production Minister Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi has approved establishment of shrimp farming project in Guago Bandar District Lasbella in Balochistan at an estimated cost of Rs 25 million.
He directed the PIDC and Smeda to start the project within two months.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Price of 20kg wheat flour bag reduced by Rs 15
Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has reduced the price of wheat flour bag of 20 kg from Rs 202 to Rs 187 with immediate effect.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
10 demurrage-free days for TCP wheat restored by Port Qasim
The Port Qasim Authority (PQA) has restored 10 demurrage-free days to the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) for the export of wheat.
The facility was withdrawn early this year for delay in payment of port dues by the corporation.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Passco exporting wheat to Iraq and Afghanistan
Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) is not only supplying wheat to deficit regions and the defence departments, it is also exporting the produce to Afghanistan under the World Food Programme.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Trading Corporation to issue three sugar tenders before July
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will issue at least three sugar export tenders totalling 40,000 tonnes before July to dispose of surplus stocks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
Status of 'priority sector' for sugar industry sought
Javed Kayani, Chairman, Pakistan Sugar Mills Association, Punjab Zone, has said that the sugar industry should be given status of 'Priority Sector' and any delay now will prove fatal for the industry.
Wednesday,
April-30-2003
NDP to help reclaim water-logged, saline land
The National Drainage Programme (NDP) will be implemented for improvement in the field of drainage and reclamation of water-logged and saline land in the Indus basin.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
1991 Water Accord misinterpretation may cause irreparable
Misinterpretation and violation of Water Accord 1991 by upper riparian might cause an irreparable dent to national integrity if not effectively checkmated before it is too late.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
State Bank workshop on 'Agricultural Credit Training' begins
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)'s three-day training workshop on 'Agricultural Credit Training' has commenced here on Monday, in which bankers of various commercial banks are participating.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
Loan schemes revamping boosts farming sector
The revamping of the agricultural loans schemes has provided a fillip to the farming sector with major facility of the reduction in the mark-up from about 13 percent to nine percent.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
Cotton sowing arrangements finalised
Provincial Minister for Agriculture Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi has said that the agriculture is at the top priority of both federal and provincial governments, therefore maximum efforts are directed towards minimising the role of middleman and passing on the benefits directly to growers.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
Fauji Fertilizer declares 30 percent interim dividend
Fauji Fertilizer Co, Pakistan's largest urea maker, declared first interim dividend of 30 percent for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003.
The company during the same period corresponding year declared a dividend of 25 percent, the company said in a statement to the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
Foreign inspectors to visit fertiliser plants: foreign office
The Foreign Office spokesman on Monday said that the expected visit of foreign inspectors was a part of world-wide inspection taking place to determine if any country is manufacturing chemical weapons for mass destruction.
Tuesday,
April-29-2003
Workshop on farm specialised training
A three-day workshop on 'agricultural specialised training' will be held here from April 28-30 at the premises of State Bank, SBP Banking Services Corporation, at Sharah-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Capital losing forests and vegetation
Ornamental plants, shrubs, the fruit bearing trees, forests and timber-wood in the federal capital are rapidly depleting due to some major onslaught inflicting colossal damage to the green vegetation.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Sialkot to have depots of quality diesel and fertiliser
The district government here has decided to establish diesel, fertiliser and pesticides depots in collaboration with the private sector for providing cheap and adulteration-free diesel, pesticides and fertiliser to the farmers in the district.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Retired generals' lobby in way of urea price
cut
A powerful lobby of a numbers of retired army generals was leading the entire fertiliser industry and creating problems in reducing the fertiliser prices and was the major hurdle in the decrease in fertiliser prices.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Viral disease destroys banana gardens
Banana gardens in Khairpur and adjoining areas came under severe viral disease attack and caused millions of rupees loss to the owners and farmers.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Azad Kashmir refuses to ink Mangla dam raising accord
The Azad Kashmir government has refused to ink agreement with Wapda on Rs 59.454 billion Mangla dam raising project till the resolution of controversy on power tariff, sources told Business Recorder .
Monday,
April-28-2003
Egypt and Nepal seeking Pakistani expertise to manage
Pakistan has become a role model for countries in the region due to its superb economic performance as Egypt and Nepal has sought its expertise to manage their exchange rates, and bring reforms to the economy.
Monday,
April-28-2003
Agriculture credit disbursement training schemes begins
The State Bank of Pakistan has launched a series of training programmes to create awareness among the farming community regarding agricultural/rural finance, and provide practical guidelines to banks for disbursement of credit in the agriculture sector.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Farmers education drive programme reviewed
Sindh Agriculture Extension and Research Director-General Malik Mohammad Akram visited Sehwan Sharif and reviewed the farmers education drive programme Kharif 2003 for Dadu district with the officers of cotton growing talukas.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Balochistan takes steps to maximise food, cash crops
Balochistan government has taken steps to maximise food and cash crops in the province through incentives and facilities for the farming community.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Quality items production: 'investment in agriculture
Investment in agricultural research can play a vital role in producing competitively priced quality products to sell on global agricultural market that will help gear us for trade highway.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Farmers trained to adopt livestock breeding
More than 150 farmers from various districts of Sindh were given 5 days training at Research and Training Institute of Livestock Development at Tando Mohammed 45 kilometres from here.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Work on water sector projects progressing
The monthly progress review meeting of the water sector projects held at Wapda House on Saturday has observed that work on water sector ongoing projects and Vision-2025 projects, are progressing satisfactorily.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Parc develops three new rice varieties
Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (Parc) has developed three new rice varieties namely Sarshar (IR8-151) and Guard Hybrid (GNY 50 & 53) for Sindh and Balochistan province which will hopefully increase the production of rice by 25-30 percent.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Sugar output likely to hit 3.65 million tonnes record level
The refined sugar output rose to record high of 3.58 million tonnes during the current production year of 2002-03 (November-April), industry officials said on Saturday.
Sunday,
April-27-2003
Uniform forest policy for NWFP under
way
The NWFP Assembly was told on Thursday that the provincial government was working on an uniform forest policy to protect interests of all stakeholders, adding the government would maintain check on illegal cutting of trees.
Saturday,
April-26-2003
Wheat output may beat estimates
Wheat harvesting is going on in full swing across the country and its production has been estimated over 20.63 million tonnes surpassing the set target of 19.75 million tonnes during the year 2002-03.
Saturday,
April-26-2003
First shipment of 28,000 tonnes rice leaves for Iraq
The first shipment of 28,000 tonnes of rice has left the Karachi Port for the Iraqi Port of Umm
Qasr, marking Pakistan's contribution to the re building of the war ravaged country.
Saturday,
April-26-2003
Minister to chair Reap award ceremony on April 26
The Finance Minister, Shaukat Aziz, will preside over the Gold Medal award ceremony of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) to be held on Saturday, April 26 at the
K.D.A. Lawns.
Saturday,
April-26-2003
Crop
Life launches 'safe use project'
The CropLife Pakistan, a apex trade body, in joint efforts with the Hyderabad District Government and the Agriculture Department has launched 'Safe Use Project-2003' through which farmers of Sindh will be provided adequate knowledge about safe handling, transport, storage and use of pesticides.
Friday,
April-25-2003
Windmills, solar energy can help raise farm
yield
Participants at a conference held here on Thursday called upon the government to help exploit the resources of windmill and solar energy for power generation and raising agriculture produce.
Friday,
April-25-2003
Punjab wheat procurement plan aggressive,
open-ended
Punjab Food Minister Chaudhry Mohammad Iqbal has said that an aggressive and open-ended procurement plan has been prepared by the Punjab Food Department to purchase the whole marketable surplus of wheat in the province.
Friday,
April-25-2003
4.301 million tonnes rice output likely in 2003-04
The rice output will be slightly higher in 2003-04 crop year from the previous year due to a rise in the area under cultivation.
Friday,
April-25-2003
Indonesia wants to buy 8,000 tonnes Pakistani sugar
Indonesia has shown interest in procuring 8,000 tonnes of sugar from Pakistan for which correspondence is under way between the two countries, it is reliably learnt.
Friday,
April-25-2003
ZTB
and food ministry to sign accord for 300 million
The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
(ZTBL) is entering into an agreement with the Food Ministry on April 25, to get on board to disburse its Rs 300 million credit among the farming community for Rabi season, it was leant here on Wednesday.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Government striving for settling Sindh farm sector issues
Federal Food and Agriculture Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind conceded that water shortage remains the major problem of the Sindh agriculture sector, but this year, the water situation has been considerably improved as compared to previous years.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Engro Chemical earns Rs 94 million in first quarter
The net profit of the Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited rose Rs 94 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2003 on higher urea sales and lower financial charges.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
New wheat variety developed
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Faisalabad has developed a new wheat variety "Ufaq-2002" through tissue culture.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Bumper wheat output likely this year
Pakistan expects another bumper wheat crop this year enabling it to earn precious foreign exchange by exporting its surplus produce, said Professor Dr Riaz Hussain
Qureshi, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Private sector urged to regulate horticulture items quality
Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan on Wednesday urged the private sector to regulate and standardise the quality of horticulture products to capture the international market.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Thal canal project opposed
The Sindh Minister without portfolio and leader of Sindh Democratic Alliance, Imtiaz Sheikh on Wednesday said that they are against construction of greater Thal canal and those officers found involved in damaging the water case of Sindh will be taken to task.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Khyber Tractors scam case hearing now on April 29
An accountability court on Tuesday adjourned to April 29, the proceedings in a reference against former director of Khyber Tractors, Asif Sharif and others when the special prosecutor concluded his arguments in his acquittal petition.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
High price dampens rice export
Rice exports have been thin this week as existing orders were shipped but new demand was limited due to high domestic prices, traders said on Wednesday.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Sri Lanka ready to give special concessions to Pakistan
In order to pave way for signing the Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) between Islamabad and Colombo, Sri Lanka is willing to give Pakistan special concessions for export of rice, onions and potatoes provided Pakistan allocates quota for import of tea from us, said Sri Lankan High Commissioner, C. S. Weera
Sorriya.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
TC completes procurement of 100,000 tonnes sugar
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has completed the procurement of 100,000 tonnes of sugar from the mills for export purposes.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Sugar Mills
Ass. opposes penalties on late payment
Chairman, Pakistan Sugar Mills Association
(PSMA), Punjab Zone, Javed Kayani has said that collection of road cess funds amounting to Rs 3166 million, is so far the largest contribution from the private sector.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Processing
inds. need government help in products export
The processing industries have heavily suffered in the absence of protection to surplus of the processed products in exports.
Thursday,
April-24-2003
Balochistan seeks Rs 25 million as relief to
growers
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) and Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supplies Corporation
(Passco) have refused to purchase onions from Balochistan due to financial constraints, sources told Business Recorder .
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Need stressed for rational use of pesticides
Dr Makhdoom Rafiq-uz-Zaman has said that economic importance of agriculture could not be ignored as a strong agriculture base can bring the country on the road to prosperity.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Inspectors' visit a routine matter: foreign office
A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said that the inspection of a fertiliser plant in Karachi, is a routine matter.
Contrary to the impression conveyed by certain news stories, he said that this is not a chemical weapons inspection as Pakistan is not a chemical weapon state.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Growers can control wastage of wheat through latest technology
Growers can control wastage of wheat during the process of harvesting by adopting wastage control techniques and using combined harvesting machines.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Bomb kills six at occupied Kashmir dairy yard
At least six civilians died when a home-made bomb, allegedly by suspected Muslim freedom fighters, ripped through a crowded cattle-milking yard in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Pakistan and Sudan to co-operate in sugar research
Pakistan and Sudan have agreed to co-operate in carrying out research for enhancing production of sugar.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here at the PARC headquarters between the two countries.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
CM will not let any parliamentarian grab road cess
funds
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(LCCI) Opposition leader and former Chairman Pakistan Sugar Mills Association
(PSMA), Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has expressed the hope that Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi would not let any Member of Parliament (MP) to grab the Road Cess Funds in the province, which is a private contribution of sugar millers and sugarcane growers.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Afghanistan offered help to revive sugar and cement units
Pakistan has offered technical assistance to Afghanistan for the rehabilitation of sugar and cement industry including joint ventures in different sectors.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Sugar output sets new record
Sugar production has set a new record this year as total output as on April 15, stood at 3.58 million tonnes and the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association said here in its report issued here that few mills were still functioning which can take the final production figure to 3.62 million
tonnes.
Wednesday,
April-23-2003
Islamabad Chamber calls for national policy
to face WTO
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called for a national policy to face the challenges of WTO regime particular in the 'agriculture industry'.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Country-wide Deh Census to begin on May 2
Agricultural Census Organisation (ACO) will start 'Deh Census-2003' from May 2 all over the country, to collect vital information about rural areas, said Commissioner of ACO Muhammad Younis here on Monday.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Artificial breeding of 'Mahaseer'
Punjab Fisheries Department has achieved a major break through after successful experiment of artificial breeding of an endangered fish species of South Asian countries
'Mahaseer'.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Sindh government to upgrade livestock farms
Provincial Secretary, livestock, Food and Fisheries, Mazhar Ali Shetho has said that the Sindh government has agreed in principle to upgrade the livestock farms into research and training institute to evolve and transfer modern technology of livestock development in the province.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Complaint cells to ensure transparency in wheat procurement
The Food Department has set up complaint cells in the office of the Deputy Director Food and District Food Controller in order to ensure transparent and problem-free completion of wheat procurement campaign which will function regularly during the timings of wheat procurement.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Kalabagh Dam put in abeyance, National Assembly told
The Jamali administration has told the National Assembly that it was holding the Kalabagh Dam project "in abeyance" till a national consensus is reached on its construction.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Punjab Irrigation
Dept. to introduce new tendering system
In order to check the increasing complaints of corruption in the tendering process, Punjab Irrigation Department is going to introduce new tendering system based on proper checks and balances.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Sales Tax on sugar exported by Trading Corporation waived
Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has waived a 15 percent sales tax on the export of sugar by Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP).
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Sugar Mills
Ass. expresses gratitude to State Bank governor
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association, (PSMA) Punjab Zone, Chairman, Javed Kayani has expressed gratitude to the Governor State Bank of Pakistan for extending the date to avail the facility to regularise non-performing loans, under BPD-29.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Rs 3.2 billion lost yearly due to cigarettes smuggling
Pakistan government loses approximately Rs 3.2 billion very year due to tax evasion and smuggling of cigarettes.
According to an authoritative information, excise revenue is levied on both domestically produced and imported cigarettes.
Tuesday,
April-22-2003
Zarai Taraqqiati Bank speeds up recovery process
The Zarai Taraqqiati Bank Ltd has tightened its grip on chronic defaulters for the recovery of loans in Sindh rural areas.
Monday,
April-21-2003
Balochistan to have fruit processing unit soon
The Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, has said that the Government would very soon establish a big fruit processing unit and an agriculture research centre in
Balochistan.
Monday,
April-21-2003
Farmers advised to adopt latest technology to avert
Wheat and grams are the most important cereal crops of Rabi season in the country.
Monday,
April-21-2003
CM move to export urea to Kabul may be blocked
The Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI) may block Commerce Ministry's move to export urea to Afghanistan for which a public notice has already been published in the national press a few days back on behalf of Export Promotion Bureau
(EPB), it is reliably learnt.
Monday,
April-21-2003
Thal canal: PPP questions Sindh government's authority
Pakistan Peoples Party has questioned Sindh government's authority to give a go-ahead signal for the Thal canal as the opposition to the controversial project has been recorded by the provincial assembly unanimously.
Monday,
April-21-2003
National agriculture moot
A day-long National Agriculture Conference is being held here at Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam on April 22. Federal Minister for Agriculture and Food Yar Mohammed Rind will be the chief guest.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
Plea for strategy against rapid spread of chronic
The Mango Growers Association (MGA) has urged the government for a long-term strategy against rapid spread of chronic diseases, which is eating the mango orchards at very large-scale and asked the horticulture board to involve major mango stakeholders in horticulture policy formation.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
Consensus evolved on raising of Mangla Dam Project
Water and Power Development Authority
(Wapda) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir authorities have evolved consensus on a number of issues pertaining to tariff, net Hydel profit and compensation to the affected people of Mangla Dam Raising Project.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
Sugar Mills Association members meet Punjab minister
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Punjab Zone, had a useful meeting with the Provincial Law Minister, Raja Muhammad Basharat to evaluate the performance of the road cess committees.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
Tea imports up in March
Pakistan spent Rs 7,480.43 million in foreign exchange on import of 81,655 tonnes (81,655,736.10 kg) black and 2101.3 tonne (21,01,330.20 kg) green tea from 20 countries during current fiscal July-March period.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
Zero-rating facility on cigarette exports to Kabul allowed
Giving relief to Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC), the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has allowed facility of 'zero-rating' on the export of cigarettes to Afghanistan.
Sunday,
April-20-2003
PKM and KWC laud cut in power tariff
The leadership of both Pakistan Kisan Movement (PKM) and Kisan Welfare Council
(KWC) have welcomed the Prime Minister Jamali's announcement of 33 percent cut on electricity bills of agricultural tube-wells for the ongoing Kharif crop.
Saturday,
April-19-2003
EPB notice for urea export based on Minfal
proposal
Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar said on Friday that Export Promotion Bureau (EBP) announcement to export surplus urea to Afghanistan was based on recommendations of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
(Minfal).
Saturday,
April-19-2003
Plan to create awareness about uses and abuses
Moved by the deaths of five children and a young man through expose of pesticides and reuse of empty pesticides containers, Shahab
Siddique, former director of Plant Protection Department and provincial
co-ordinator Integrated Pest-management Programme, now working as EDO Agriculture,
Hyderabad, has launched a programme to create awareness about uses and abuses of pesticides in various section of farmer community of Hyderabad district.
Saturday,
April-19-2003
Punjab PSMA team to meet local bodies minister on April 19
On behalf of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Punjab Zone, its chairman Javed Kayani has expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi for having organised a meeting to evaluate the performance of Sugarcane Cess Committees.
Saturday,
April-19-2003
TC releases Rs 80.625 million to sugar mills
Trading Corporation (TCP) has released an amount of Rs 80.625 million to six sugar mills during February-April, 2003, period being the cost of 5,992 metric tons of sugar.
Saturday,
April-19-2003
PM announces 33 percent cut in farm sector power tariff
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has announced 33 percent reduction in electricity tariff for the agriculture sector in Kharif season.
Friday,
April-18-2003
PSMA for removing difficulties in TCP tendering process
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association
(PSMA), Punjab Zone, Chairman, Javed Kayani, has said that the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has concluded purchase of 100,000 tonnes of sugar from the mills through five successive tenders.
Friday,
April-18-2003
Growers and millers be invited in review meetings
Hailing the decision of Punjab Chief Minister to evaluate the performance of District Sugarcane Cess Committees at the provincial level, President Kissan Welfare Council Muhammad Ayub has pointed out that the representatives of growers and the millers have not been invited to attend the proposed performance review meetings.
Friday,
April-18-2003
Rains raise hopes of higher crop yield in NWFP
The recent rains in NWFP have removed lasting effects of drought prevailing from the last few years and raised hopes among agriculturists of better production of Rabi crop in the current season.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Jamali declares lowering of fertiliser prices
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has announced to reduce fertiliser prices in the country next month.
He stated this while inaugurating Rs 600 million Okara by-pass in vicinity of Okara city on Wednesday.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Engro-Dawood row settled out of court
The amicable settlement between the two major stakeholders in Engro Chemicals (Pakistan) Limited
(ECPL), namely, Employees Management Group and Dawood Group bodes well for the company as it provides a mechanism for co-operation at the board level, ensuring professional management to continue to sustain the rich corporate culture in the national entity, according to knowledgeable sources.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Fertiliser units in Punjab and Sindh planned
The government plans to establish two fertiliser production units, one each in Punjab and Sindh, and there will be no shortage of chemical fertilisers during the Kharif season in the country.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Raising Mangla Dam height: all set for signing agreement
All is set for the signing of the long-awaited pact between Pakistan and AJK for Rs 59.454 billion Mangla dam height raising project on Thursday as both parties have agreed on the 'compensation package' announced by President Pervez Musharraf in September last.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Manchar lake on verge of disappearance
The biggest historical Manchar lake in Asia in Dadu District is on the verge of destruction due to non-availability of water.
Indus river of ancient times has no existence for the last five years. Now the biggest lake in Asian continent named Manchar is practically non-existent.
Thursday,
April-17-2003
Govt. making efforts for consensus on agriculture
The government is making all out efforts to create consensus amongst all the political parties, including opposition on country's agricultural development agenda.
Wednesday,
April-16-2003
Sindh Cabinet rules out compromise on water share
The Sindh Cabinet on Tuesday decided to stick to Water Accord 1991 and ruled out any compromise on the share or rights of the province irrespective of decisions Indus River System Authority
(IRSA) takes.
Wednesday,
April-16-2003
Controversy on share of water continues
There is lot of confusion but no one is talking about continuous misinterpretation of the 1991 Water Accord while the controversy on water distribution continues to fuel hatred between upper riparian and lower riparian of Indus river system.
Wednesday,
April-16-2003
Funds provided for construction work on Mirani Dam
The Federal Government has provided Rs 1.20 billion and the Balochistan Government Rs 140 million for immediate construction work on Mirani Dam across river Dasht about 30 miles west of
Turbat, Makran.
Wednesday,
April-16-2003
Ban on tobacco advertising demanded
Pakistan Anti-tobacco Coalition (PATC) has welcomed the announcement by the government to implement the "Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance" from May 31.
Wednesday,
April-16-2003
Things not going well for Engro management
The newly constituted Board of Engro Chemicals saw appointment of three outsiders for the new year during the election held last week.
Monday,
April-14-2003
Punjab farm experts fear water shortage at
Kharif season
Farm experts have expressed fears about water shortage during the middle of Kharif season, starting from May in Punjab, and the shortage may happen at the peak watering time due to expected curtailment of Punjab water share for Sindh in the ongoing crop season.
Monday,
April-14-2003
Officials fail to mobilise farmers in boosting food production
The first meeting of the much-publicised phased Maximisation Food Production Programme designed under the Food Security Plan for reduction of hunger and poverty in 104 village in the country--28 in four districts of Sindh--was presenting a look of uncertainty.
Sunday,
April-13-2003
Directive for readiness against locust attack on crops
Federal Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind on Saturday urged the Aviation Wing of the Plant Protection Department (PPD) to maintain its operational preparedness to carry out aerial sprays in case of a locust attack.
Sunday,
April-13-2003
Potohar region has great potential for new olive plantation
The Potohar region has great potential for undertaking olive plantation, budding and grafting owing to natural wild olive trees which are of fruit bearing type.
Sunday,
April-13-2003
Government taking measures for autarky in oilseeds
Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said that after achieving wheat surplus, special emphasis was being given to attain autarky in oilseeds with a view to save foreign exchange being spent on the import of edible oil.
Sunday,
April-13-2003
Punjab approaches banks for tractors financing
The Punjab government has approached various banks for starting tractor-financing schemes for the benefit of farming community.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Elahi lauds banks for helping agri sector
The Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, has said that the country's banking system is creating opportunities of development in agriculture sector, providing infrastructure and investment in the country.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Kiryana merchants refute Customs claims
Pakistan Kiryana Merchants' Association has refuted the claims of the customs officials that all the imported betel nuts consignments need certain laboratory tests.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Step to increase olive production hailed
Minister of State for Agriculture Sikandar Hayat has appreciated the steps of Pakistan Oil Seed Development Board for increasing the production of olive in the country.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Spring plantation starts in Sialkot
The spring tree plantation campaign has been launched in Sialkot district. Under the drive, more than 2,80,000 plants and saplings would be planted in various parts of the district.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Banks agree to finance wheat purchase by Sindh
Banks have agreed to finance purchasing of wheat by Food Department, Government of Sindh, at mark-up rate of 5.65 percent against the previous rate of 9.5 percent.
Saturday,
April-12-2003
Emergency measures needed to tackle water scarcity
The level of water across the globe, including Pakistan, is depleting at an alarming proportion and emergency measures are needed to tackle the growing problem.
Friday,
April-11-2003
General Yousaf opens military farms at Gujranwala
Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammad Yousaf Khan visited the Gujranwala garrison on Thursday.
General Yousaf inaugurated the first military farms at the Gujranwala cantonment. The farms have been established by remount veterinary and farms corps.
Friday,
April-11-2003
Bed-planting technology vital to improve crop area
Surface irrigation techniques can improve developing crop field layouts and efficient surface irrigation methods such as bed-planting technology which helps save water to increase cropping intensity.
Friday,
April-11-2003
Cabinet body proposes cut in DAP prices by Rs 85-90 per bag
Cabinet Committee on Fertilizer headed by Industries and Production Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi has recommended Rs 85-90 per bag reduction in DAP prices and Rs 20 per bag in urea prices, sources in the federal government told Business Recorder .
Friday,
April-11-2003
Ministry probing Export Bureau notice on urea
The Industries and Production Ministry is investigating motives behind a public notice floated by the Export Promotion Bureau
(EPB) for export of urea fertiliser to Afghanistan and other countries, it is reliably learnt.
Friday,
April-11-2003
Livestock and dairy products export planned
Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Minister Haroon Ahmed Sultan on Thursday said Pakistan would soon be able to export livestock and dairy products.
Friday,
April-11-2003
Issuance of loans to growers sought
Javed Kayani, Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Chairman Punjab Zone, has urged the federal ministers for finance, commerce and industries to issue immediate instructions to all the commercial banks for issuance of loans to growers on soft-term against guarantees of the sugar mills with a simplified procedure.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Russian Consul General calls on minister
Russian Consul General, Vladimir Mikhaylor called on Sindh Minister for Food & Agriculture, Arif Mustafa Jatoi on Wednesday.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Recommendations on urea prices finalised
Cabinet committee on fertiliser, which met here on Wednesday with Minister for Industries and Production Liaquat Ali Jatoi in the chair, finalised its recommendations to reduce urea prices.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
11 Indian fishing boats seized with 38 crewmen
The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on Wednesday caught 11 Indian fishing boats, along with 38 crew members on board, for fishing illegally in Pakistan waters.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Irsa to distribute water on historic basis in
Kharif
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has decided to distribute water among the provinces on historic use basis in Kharif as Sindh, in a major policy shift, agreed to distribute 2.1 million acre-feet (MAF) water with Punjab, supposed to be released for Kotri downstream.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Rice machinery display
Guard Agricultural Research and Services (Guard Rice), in collaboration with its principals, has invited rice exporters and rice mill-owners to participate in the upcoming demonstrations of Kett Lab Equipment, Yanmar Colour Sorter and Par-Boiling Rice Technology at Nafay Rice Mill, Raiwind Road, Lahore from April 11, 2003.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Trading Corporation floats sugar tender
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has floated the fifth tender for the purchase of 13,000 metric tons of refined sugar from mills for export purposes.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Difficult times foreseen for sugar industry
The Secretary General of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), K.A. Qazalbash, has foreseen more difficult times for the industry despite having crushed a bumper crop with relatively good recovery rate.
Thursday,
April-10-2003
Prime minister announces special Zarai Taraqiati Bank loan
Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Tuesday announced a special support package for borrowers on the occasion of his visit to Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) headquarters here.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Kharif loan disbursement from April 15
Punjab Co-operative Bank Ltd will start disbursement of loan for Kharif-2003 crop to small farmers through its affiliated co-operative societies from April 15, and the process will continue to June 30.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Concern expressed over growing abuse of pesticides
Expressing grave concern over growing pesticides abuse, polluting the environment and creating health hazards in rural population, the Director-General, Sindh Agriculture Extension and Research, Muhammad Akram Malik, has directed the Department of Plant Protection to make extraordinary efforts for maintaining the sustainability of agriculture environment in the province.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
SCDA submits mangrove re-plantation proposal
The Sindh Coastal Development Authority (SCDA) has submitted a proposal to government for the replanting and re-generation of 8,000 hectares of Indus delta mangroves in Shah Bandar, Keti Bundar and Karachi areas with an estimated cost of Rs 100 million.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Afghanistan to be allowed to export fruit to India via Pakistan
Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmad Khan has said that the government has let Afghanistan export its fruit to India through Pakistan.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Wheat growers also not being paid correct price
Like sugarcane growers, the wheat growers are also not being paid the procurement price as fixed by the government at Rs 300 for 40 kg.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
350,000 tonnes wheat target fixed for Faisalabad
A target to procure 350,000 tonnes of wheat from Faisalabad region has been fixed during the forthcoming wheat procurement campaign starting from April 15, under the supervision of the food department.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Punjab irrigation department fails to utilise funds
The Punjab Irrigation Department has so far been able to use only Rs 320 million out of Rs 1740 million allocated during the current financial year (2002-03), which is not a good sign.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Rice exporters seek incentives to re-capture Saudi market
The share of Pakistani parboiled (Sela) rice export to Saudi Arabia has declined from 54 percent in 1999 to only 11 percent in the current fiscal.
Wednesday,
April-09-2003
Farmers Associates concerned on raise in fertiliser prices
Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has demanded of the government to take notice of "unjustified" increase in the DAP fertiliser prices, which has increased by 22 percent during the period of one month.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
Kissan conference on April 11
Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) is holding 'Kissan Conference' here at Al-Hamra Arts Centre on April 11.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
Agriculture ministry plans to increase edible oil import
The Ministry of Agriculture plans to increase the import of the edible oil this year as the demand for the products is growing, an official said.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
Maritime Security Agency nabs 15 Indian fishermen
The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has nabbed 15 Indian fishermen with their three fishing boats in the Pakistani territorial waters.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
Kalabagh project shelved for inter-province
harmony
The government has shelved the construction plan of the much controversial water reservoir, Kalabagh dam, for the time being due to growing apprehensions of provinces.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
Reap supports Unisame's request to State Bank
Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) and Vice Chairman Pakistan Rice Board Abdul Rahim
Janoo, taking cognisance of the need of market oriented commercial property leasing services for
SMEs, fully supported the request made by the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises
(Unisame) to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and all commercial banks for the purpose.
Tuesday,
April-08-2003
25 ghee mills selling underweight products
As many as 25 ghee mills are on profit-making spree by selling underweight products in the market. The matter is so grave that such mills are hardly ready to take any advice to follow Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority's
(PSQCA) standards for packing of ghee and cooking oil.
Monday,
April-07-2003
Directive for master plan to cultivate coconut and oil palm
Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari has instructed Department of Agriculture and Planning & Development that a master plan be prepared for the cultivation of coconut and oil palm in the coastal areas of Sindh so that valuable foreign exchange being spent on import of edible oils could be saved.
Monday,
April-07-2003
Need to preserve Azad Kashmir forest wealth stressed
A one-day training workshop on 'Project Proposal Development' was held here on Sunday under the auspices of National Environmental Action Plan - Support Programme (NEAP-SP) of the Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development, Government of Pakistan.
Monday,
April-07-2003
Private sector to resume wheat export shortly
The Export of wheat in private sector will resume shortly under new terms and conditions laid down by Pakistan Agricultural Supplies and Storage Corporation
(Passco) which requires advance cash payment by the exporters for every 10,000 tonnes of wheat and reduced up grading charges.
Monday,
April-07-2003
Shydo leases out three hydel power stations
The Sarhad Hydel Development Organisation (Shydo) has leased out its three hydel stations to private sector for a period of 10 years.
Monday,
April-07-2003
Strategy evolved to give autonomy to Sindh Irrigation
Dept.
The Sindh government, under $78 million Sindh On Farm Water Management (SOFWM) project, has evolved a strategy to give autonomy to the provincial Irrigation Department under a multitier system of independent institutions.
Monday,
April-07-2003
TCP barred from spending on procured sugar cartage
The federal government has barred Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) from making expenditure on transportation of sugar from mills to godowns and ports for shipment, official sources told Business Recorder .
Monday,
April-07-2003
United Bank to assign 30 percent credit for agriculture sector
The United Bank has decided to divert its 30 percent credit, directly or indirectly, to agriculture sector, finding it most attractive potential for banking activity.
Sunday,
April-06-2003
Sindh Abadgar Board condemns US sanctions on Kahuta
Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) in its working committee meeting, while strongly condemning the sanctions imposed on Kahuta Research Laboratory
(KRL) and illusory allegation of exchanging missile technology with Korea, demanded of the Government of Pakistan to review its policies to strengthen its economy in view of the double standard of the UN and western world with regard to Pakistan, the only nuclear power in the Muslim world.
Sunday,
April-06-2003
Agriculture varsities new curricula need to meet WTO challenges
Developments in food science, technology, logistics and communication sectors, coupled with trade liberalisation under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), led to globalisation of food and agriculture trade.
Sunday,
April-06-2003
Minfal to spend over Rs 35 million on IMHSC project
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) has initiated a project of "introduction of medicinal herbs and spices as crop"
(IMHSC) costing Rs 35.774 million in the investment plan for four years 2002 to 2006.
Sunday,
April-06-2003
Haris to be given 0.1 million acres of
land
Over 0.1 million acres of land will soon be distributed among landless haris in Sindh so as to enable them to earn their livelihood on the one hand and meet the country's food requirement on the other.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Trading Corporation floats soya oil tender
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has floated a tender for the sale of 10,000 metric tonnes soyabean oil imported from the USA under 416(b)
programme.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Need to form breeders' associations stressed
Punjab Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development Syed Haroon Sultan has urged the farmers to supplement the government efforts it is making for development of livestock in the province.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Sindh Food Department to procure 0.5 million tonnes of wheat
Food Department, Government of Sindh has launched wheat procurement campaign to procure 0.5 million tonnes of wheat or 5 million bags of 100 kg during the current wheat harvest in the province now in progress.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Steps taken to promote wheat procurement
The government has evolved a strategy for procurement of wheat stabilising its prices ensuring the farmers a reasonable price for their produce.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
China offers rigs to improve Punjab irrigation system
Provincial Finance Minister Sardar Husnain Bahadur Dareshak has said that he has met a Chinese delegation recently, which has expressed interest in providing Rigs to Punjab government so as to improve the irrigation system in the province.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Trading Corporation sells 14,000 tonnes sugar
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) sold 14,000 tonnes of refined sugar for export at $247 a tonne ex-mill on Friday, a senior official of the grain trading agency said.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
No general sales tax on sugar exported by TCP till
Dec. 31
Giving sales tax concession to Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), the Central Board of Revenue
(CBR) has notified that zero-rating of sales tax would be charged on export of 0.1 million tonnes sugar.
Saturday,
April-05-2003
Indus water flow a boon for Rabi crop
The next Rabi crop in Sindh will have a fair enough irrigation water following the flow of water in the Indus river, which is lying dry for over last five years.
Friday,
April-04-2003
Finance-Irsa tussle over salaries intensifies
A dispute between Finance Ministry and Indus River System Authority (Irsa), has further intensified over the raise in salaries and allowances of the Irsa employees.
Friday,
April-04-2003
Validity of agriculture growth data questioned
Former adviser to President General Pervez Musharraf on agriculture, Shafi Niaz, on Thursday questioned the validity of data on agricultural growth and held lack of policies and a typical mindset of parliamentarians responsible of shying away investment from the agriculture sector.
Friday,
April-04-2003
Asian Bank authorises second inspection of Chashma projects
The Board of Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday authorised an inspection of the ADB-assisted Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Projects (Stage III) in Pakistan.
Thursday,
April-03-2003
First meeting of National Assembly body on Finance
The first meeting of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was held under the Chairmanship of Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema in the Parliament House to discuss the amendment of section 7 of the Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (Re-organisation and conversion) Ordinance; 2002 (LX of 2002).
Thursday,
April-03-2003
Growers concerned over illegal use of Indus water
The leaders of farming community on Tuesday expressed grave concern over growing violation of Water Accord 1991 and illegal uses of River Indus water by upper riparian creating acute shortage of water for lower riparian.
Wednesday,
April-02-2003
Punjab to continue population-based formula for issuance
The government of Punjab (GoP) has decided to continue with its population-based formula for issuance of wheat to the millers for 2003-04, from provincial food department's godown, besides following the last year's transport policy.
Wednesday,
April-02-2003
Wheat procurement plan finalised
Wheat procurement season has commenced from April 1 throughout Sindh. Sindh Food Department has made necessary arrangements, for distribution of bardana to local procurement centres.
Wednesday,
April-02-2003
Reap to send rice donation to Iraq
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) will send rice to war-stricken people of brotherly Islamic country Iraq.
Wednesday,
April-02-2003
Rs 300 million disbursement for Rabi crop yet uncertain
The disbursement of Rs 300 million to farm sector under Food Security Programme (FSP) for Rabi crop is yet uncertain as the Ministry of Food has conceded failure to get Zari Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) on board for the job.
Tuesday,
April-01-2003
Transtech launches 'Kitchen King' oil brand
Transtech Limited, a local firm associated with edible oil industry for last many years, launched its "Kitchen Cooking" oil brand at a ceremony held here on Monday. Local distributors, bankers and elite of the town attended the function.
Tuesday,
April-01-2003
Punjab to launch wheat procurement drive from April 15
The Punjab food department will start releasing gunny bags to the growers from next week under its Wheat Procurement Campaign-2003.
Tuesday,
April-01-2003
Rs 1 billion to be provided for Pat Feeder extension
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali has announced the extension of Pat Feeder Canal and said that Rs one billion would be provided in next year budget.
Tuesday,
April-01-2003
Bangladesh floats tender for import of 0.1 million tonnes
Bangladesh has floated an international tender for the purchase of 100,000 metric tons of Irri-6 rice, creating a bright opportunity for Pakistani rice exporters to get their share in the tender.
Tuesday,
April-01-2003
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