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Lives and rights at risk: Water sector development
Dams are built to control floods and to store water for
hydropower, agriculture, industrial and drinking purposes. But
in the second half of the last century, many questions were
raised on building of large dams because of their social and
environmental impact.
june 2005
Weather's impact on water
Weather was harsh in Pakistan for some years and created
protracted drought in many parts of the country. But nature
relented this year with timely rains that have been a boon for
crops and enhanced availability of water in the country.
May 2005
Citrus development still a far cry
Citrus, a member of family Rutaceae is a rich bounty of edible
fruits of different species like mandarins, oranges,
grapefruit, lemons and limes with minor categories like
tangerines, pummelos and tangelos etc.
April
2005
Ageing
wheat seeds
Every year, the federal government fixes a target for wheat
production, identifies acreage for cultivation and then sets
about creating favourable conditions for attaining the target.
March
2005
Analysis: Ginners fear TCP selling would push down cotton
prices
The ginners harboured fear that TCP would soon be selling
cotton to local bidders triggering price downturn. But
authorities were probably reluctant to ask TCP to sell and
then ready to buy for stability in price. The spot rate was
quoted at RS 2175 without upcountry expenses.
March
2005
Analysis: Cotton trade remains almost range-bound
The cotton market could make no major gains, despite
developments offered opportunity came in the wake of rains
since inception of the trading and reduction in world ending
stocks.
February
2005
Analysis: Cotton trade dull, prices almost stay put
Subdued trading was seen on the cotton market amid shortened
week due to the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, relevant sources said.
The spot rate firmly held the present level at Rs 2075 during
the shortened week.
February
2005
A bumper cotton crop to boost economic growth
Federal government officials were quoted in December 2003 as
saying that measures for raising cotton output to 15 million
bales by 2010 were being adopted.
January
2005
Analysis: Slowdown in cotton market due to extended holidays
next week
Sale activity slowed down in the cotton market ahead of a long
weekend next week when Pakistan will be observing Eid-ul-Azha
holidays extending for four days from 20th to the 23rd of this
month.
January
2005
Boll worm problem in Sindh
In Sindh the wheat production target of 2.256 million tons has
been fixed for 2004-2005. The projected 45 to 50 per cent
water shortage and the delayed removal of cotton crop from
fields have given rise to apprehensions that the wheat target
for current Rabi season may not be achieved.
January
2005
Wheat crisis and statistics
The continuing wheat crisis can be traced, among other things,
to lack of authentic estimates of production, and inaccurate
determination of requirements.
January
2005
ANALYSIS:Textile quota phase-out heats up cotton and textile
markets
Latest cotton arrival figures strongly indicate a record high
cotton crop of 14.5 - 15.00 million local bales in the 2004-05
season after 13 years since 1991-92, when a record high crop
of 12.8 million bales was harvested.
January
2005
Record shattering cotton arrivals reported
The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) reported
earlier this week that seedcotton (kapas/phutti) equivalent to
a record-smashing 13,102,354 lint-equivalent bales had already
arrived in the various ginning factories in Pakistan by
January 1, 2005.
January
2005
ANALYSIS: Increased cotton buying, rising prices welcome WTO
Increased cotton buying and rising prices welcomed WTO just
set in to regulate trade order, said relevant sources
commenting on the business during the week ended on January 1,
2005.
January
2005
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