Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy, accounting for 25 percent of the GDP, 60 percent of export earnings and …
Galloping Fiscal Deficit in Pakistan
His promise of $1.5 to $2 billion foreign flows from China remained a pipedream but higher international debt repayments over …
Tight supplies restrict trading on cotton market
KARACHI: The prices on cotton market remained steady amid sustained demand from spinners on Thursday. However, delay in phutti (seed-cotton) …
Belarus to supply beef to China
MOLODECHNO – Belarus is ready to supply 20,000 tonnes of beef to China annually, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central …
Forestry benefiting farmers economically
PESHAWAR – Sajid Ali, a farmer in Peshawar, used to live a life which in economic terms called as `hand …
Rice worth $1.8b exported in 11 months
ISLAMABAD – The rice exports from the country during 11 months of current financial year registered 29.15 percent growth as compared …
Agri expo attracts foreign investors
LAHORE – Punjab Agriculture Department is fully committed to facilitating foreign investors with provision of technical services as a lot of …
Stagnant rainwater dangerous for cotton crop
FAISALABAD/Lahore – Stagnant rainwater is dangerous for cotton crop and therefore, farmers should immediately drain out rainwater from fields. According …
Steps being taken for betterment of agriculture in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Steps are being taken for betterment of agriculture sector in Balochistan for the sake of enhancing production of food …
Alibaba Cloud makes agriculture “smarter” with Agricultural Brain
Farms in China are getting a whole lot smarter, thanks to Alibaba Cloud, which developed a new digital tool that …
Why agriculture growth projections are going down
Although agriculture contributes significantly to the country’s economy, its growth projections continue to go down, comparing to the past years …