Pakistan recently sought technological help from China to develop and introduce hybrid rice varieties in all the four ecological zones …
Pakistan needs to update regulatory framework of trucking industry under CPEC
With the initial phase projects of CPEC coming online in the energy and infrastructure sectors, it has become imperative to …
Irsa calls emergency meeting to review water shortage
ISLAMABAD – The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has called an emergencymeeting of the Adisery Committee on November 1 to review the water shortage , as …
Cotton exports begin, price up by Rs 100 per maund
Karachi Cotton price in the country has risen sharply after receiving hefty orders from overseas buyers increasing prospects of higher …
Economic crisis and abandoned agriculture sector
Time to get our priorities right Pakistan – despite being an agricultural state – has little to offer to …
Pakistan must act now to ensure water supply for agriculture
ISLAMABAD: Earth’s 70% surface is covered with water. It seems that this quantity would be sufficient to meet people’s needs. A …
Local businesses lose big under CPEC
For 30 years, Kamal Amjad Mian’s family resisted the temptation to invest heavily in their electricity cable manufacturing business to …
Food trade deficit grows bigger and bigger
AFTER recording a promising surplus in 2012-13 and 2013-14, Pakistan’s food trade ran into a deficit. The deficit keeps growing …
World corn stocks cut to four-year low, thanks to China ethanol drive
The International Grains Council cut its forecast for global corn stocks to a four-year low, despite lifting its production forecast, …
Sugar output to increase in India
The Indian Government has projected a higher sugar output at around 25 million tonnes for the current 2017-18 season (October-September), …
Indonesian Government Tries to Reduce Rice Dependency
With Indonesia’s rice consumption higher than its regional neighbours, the government says it will be making efforts to reduce dependency …