KARACHI: Pakistan is among top 10 sugarcane producing countries of the world. We produce almost 50 million tons of sugarcane, which …
Agriculture sector fails to make adequate investment in value addition
LAHORE: We established the case for a home-grown industrial policy in Pakistan in our previous article published on September 25, 2017. …
Crop insurance a hope for small landholders
ISLAMABAD: Almost 61% of people in Pakistan live in rural areas even without having adequate landholdings and sufficient financial resources for …
Punjab govt announces subsidy of Rs 150 on each DAP fertilizer’s bag
Subsidy on Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer is being given to farmers under the Khadim-e-Kisan Package. A Punjab Agriculture Department spokesman …
Ministry of Commerce finalises draft of e-commerce policy
After a prolonged deliberation and slow-paced work for over two years, Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has finalized a draft of …
Rice crosses govt production target
Rice production registered 7.31 million tons during 2017-18 which is 7.2 per cent more than the target set by the …
Plan to promote guava cultivation
SIALKOT – The Punjab agriculture department has chalked out a plan for the promotion of guava fruit cultivation in selected …
Ban on wheat imports sought
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday sought a complete ban on import of wheat as …
Power production: Machai hydel station starts operation
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government inaugurated on Friday the 2.6-megawatt Machai Hydropower Station in Mardan district. The plant has now formally started …
Rural dairy farming and alleviation of poverty
There are about 125 million livestock in the country, of which 50 per cent are large ruminants (cattle and buffaloes) …
A serious threat to Cattle Farming
The livestock sector is undergoing rapid changes in response to pressures from globalisation and rapidly growing demand for animal food …