Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday constituted an 18-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Out of these 18 members 7 belong …
Almost half of Argentina’s 2018-19 wheat crop rated ‘good to excellent’
Conditions in 46 percent of Argentina’s 6.1 million hectares (15.07 million acres) planted with wheat were rated as “good to …
Water vital for economic growth and food security of Pakistan
Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt. Gen Muzammil Hussain said that WAPDA being the biggest stakeholder is aware …
PM Imran’s plan for rationalised tax regime lauded by PEW
ISLAMABAD : The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for initiating radical changes in the …
Egypt purchased wheat from Russia and Ukraine in a tender
On August 28, Egypt purchased 350 KMT of milling wheat from Russia & Ukraine to be delivered on October 11 …
PARC, Agritec sign MoU for promoting Ispaghol
Islamabad: A signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding was held at PARC HQs, Islamabad on 30-08-2018 between Pakistan Agricultural Research …
Punjab encouraging drip and sprinkler irrigation
LAHORE: Punjab Agriculture Secretary Wasif Khurshid has said that the provincial government is encouraging the system of drip and sprinkler irrigation …
Punjab exceeds cotton sowing target
ISLAMABAD: Punjab exceeded the cotton sowing target for 2018-19 with 2.31 million hectares against 2.29m hectares, the Senate Standing Committee …
Indonesia reaffirms plan to import 2m tons of rice this year
Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Monday that the government had reaffirmed its plan to import 2 million tons of …
ECC to address root cause of Rs1.17 trillion circular debt
ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the newly-reconstituted Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet did not take any conclusive decision …
India. Food grain output to be record 284.83 million tonnes
Food grain production in the country in 2017-18 crop year will be a record 284.83 million tonnes as per the …