ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has turned down a request to revoke the previous Pakistan Peoples Party government’s step for timely payments to …
Matco Foods to invest IPO funds in rice glucose plant
KARACHI: Matco Foods Limited, one of the leading basmati rice exporters in Pakistan, has said the money it raised through an …
Pakistan second largest Australian pulses importer
KARACHI: A three-day visit to Pakistan of a delegation of Australian pulses producers ended on Tuesday during which it explored opportunities …
Rice export touches $ 1.06b
KARACHI – Rice export from Pakistan has seen significant growth and crossed dollars one billion by the end of January since July 2017 …
Steps in place to make Punjab cotton valley
MULTAN – Punjab Secretary Agriculture Muhammad Mehmood on Sunday said that South Punjab would be recognised as a cotton valley by 2020 in the world. He …
Cotton arrivals at ginning factories up by 7.51pc
MULTAN – The arrivals of cotton at ginning factories across the country till January 31, 2018 registered 7.51 per cent increase compared to corresponding period …
About 300,000 tonnes of Pakistani wheat sold for export
About 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Pakistan was sold to overseas buyers in January after the country started a new …
Govt to give admin control of cotton to Food Security Ministry
Government is considering to bring the cotton crop management under the administrative control of Ministry of National Food Security and …
UK Cotton growers facing complete crop loss after alleged herbicide drift
On Christmas Day farmers around Walgett in north-west New South Wales noticed their infant cotton plants had begun to wither. Leaves began …
Project started for gram cultivation promotion
LAHORE – Punjab government has started a project in Thal area for the promotion of gram cultivation with the help of sprinkle irrigation system, said Agriculture (Water …
Russia’s wheat dominance set to get bigger in the future
For the first time since the days of the tsars, Russia this year will be the world’s largest wheat exporter …