ISLAMABAD: The federal government has turned down a proposal for an immediate ban on the export of wheat despite damage to …
Fruits export up by 6.3pc in 10 months
ISLAMABAD – The export of fruits from the country witnessed an increase of 6.37 percent during the first …
BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory
BEIJING – Pakistan and other member countries of Belt and Road Initiative have rejected the West’s conspiracy theory …
Govt mulls tax levy on Agriculture middlemen’s income
ISLAMABAD: The government plans to slap tax on the income earned by middlemen from farm produce to capture their Rs1-trillion …
Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
One farmer has pioneered drip irrigation to transform desert into a fruit orchard in Punjab – but at a cost …
FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management
Strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable management of solar powered irrigation systems (SPIS) workshop took place in Islamabad on 24 April …
Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid
KARACHI: The second unit of the 660-megawatt China Power Hub Generation Company (CPHGC) coal-fired power plant was synchronised with the national …
Engro Fertilizers, DFAT successfully train over 4,000 smallholder farmers
LAHORE (PR) Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Foundation and the Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia have …
More incentives should be announced for agri sector in budget: ICCI
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has said that the agriculture was playing important role in …
Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water
ISLAMABAD – Punjab has violated the withdrawal plan and utilised the Sindh water released from Mangla by IRSA to meet …
Pakistan, Bulgaria to discuss agriculture ties
ISLAMABAD: The Pak-Bulgaria Inter-Ministerial Commission being hosted by Pakistan on 20-21 May, 2019 in Islamabad also includes agricultural cooperation in …