MULTAN – Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Haji Sikandar Hayat Bosan said on Monday that the Centre …
CCP asks govt to abolish sugarcane support price
ISLAMABAD – The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended the federal government to abolish the support price of sugarcane …
New wheat bag policy riles politicians in Punjab
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to review the wheat procurement policy on Tuesday after parliamentarians from …
Tanzania lifts ban on sugar imports
The Tanzanian premier made the statement during the parliamentary session in the country’s capital Dodoma when reacting to a question …
Japan’s price-conscious consumers turn to foreign rice
Prices for domestic rice are rising in Japan, driving consumers to cheaper foreign-grown varieties, the imports of which are still …
Saudi Arabia buys 545,000 tonnes wheat in tender – SAGO
Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) said on Monday it has purchased 545,000 tonnes …
Rooftop solar revolution: giving power to the consumer
As per official import numbers, Pakistan imported more than 950 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity in the last financial …
High hopes for sustaining growth in food exports
Incentives announced in the federal budget and increased cooperation of Chinese companies in the modernisation of agriculture and production of …
Rains affect wheat crop and grain
Sargodha: Thousands of metric tonnes of wheat crop and grain lying in the fields as well as open markets got drenched …
Fall in cotton sowing
Sukkur: Massive water shortages in Sukkur and Kotri barrages are leaving large agricultural lands across Sindh parched, with the cotton crop …
Tarbela Dam touches dead level
ISLAMABAD – After more than a decade Tarbela Dam has touched its dead level in the month of May and making the situation …