Tag: #Agriculture
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PM Shehbaz Sharif seeks Deeper Economic, Agricultural Ties with Saudi Arabia
Key Developments: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia seek stronger economic and farm ties. Pakistani agriculture experts to visit Riyadh soon. ISLAMABAD (Radio Pakistan) — August 28, 2026: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for stronger economic and agricultural cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, with both sides discussing agricultural exports, food security, water management and investment. The…
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Brazil Grows Sugarcane Because It Rains, Pakistan Grows It Because It Pays
By Fazeel Asif. Sugarcane is a tropical crop. It evolved in wet climates, the kind found in Brazil’s center-south, coastal India, and Thailand’s humid plains, places where water arrives from the sky in abundance and the soil stays saturated for months. In those landscapes, you don’t coax the crop into existence. It simply belongs. For…
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US Enterprises Welcome to Invest in Pakistan’s IT, Energy Sectors: Finance Minister
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has invited US enterprises to invest in the country’s agriculture, IT and energy sectors. In a meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs in Washington, Finance Minister Aurangzeb acknowledged the significance of the Pak-US economic partnership and its potential toward Pakistan’s socio-economic development. President…
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Balochistan Secures Full Water Quota from Indus River After 15 Years
This news report is covered by Eshal Kazi. Quetta: In a significant development, Balochistan’s Minister for Irrigation, Mir Sadiq Umrani, has announced that the province is now receiving its full share of water from the Indus River through the Pat Feeder canal. This marks the first time in 15 years that Balochistan is receiving its…
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Industry to increase 30% urea supplies countrywide
In continued efforts to meet requirements of fertilisers for Rabi season, Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar presided the weekly fertiliser review meeting in afternoon. According to the details, the meeting was attended by Mr. Abdul Razzak Dawood, Advisor of Prime Minister on Commerce and Trade, the fertiliser industry, Provincial departments and senior…
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Kisan Portal, a platform to empower the farming community
Make no mistake: Pakistan’s farmer is in dire straits, despite putting in a daily grind of endless hours in the baking sun and frigid cold. Regrettably, successive governments have done precious little — or nothing whatsoever — to improve the farmers’ lot, and their promises to pull them from the margins of society and change…
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Agriculture credit disbursement resilient despite COVID-19
Lahore: Credit disbursement to agriculture sector increased to Rs1,366 billion in FY21, witnessing a growth of 12% over FY20, despite the ongoing challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. The disbursement is collective effort of 49 financial institutions which managed to achieve together 91% of their assigned target of Rs1,500 billion for the year.…
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Punjab Government Allocates Rs 4 billion for Environment, Agriculture and Wildlife Sectors
During Punjab Assembly session, Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said in his budget speech that provincial government has allocated Rs 4 billion for tree plantation to control the rising graph of pollution resulting in serious health hazards for the people. He explained that Rs 2.56 billion would be spent on ‘10 billion…
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Water Shortfall and its Upshot
The world since the last couple of decades seems to be fought for its rudimentary rights on various aspects including freedom of belief, state, speech, elimination of poverty, employment opportunities, health, and quality education. But water is the most important element that symbolizes the existence of life. The agrarian-based economy like Pakistan facing numerous challenges…
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Agriculture 4.0: A Better Tomorrow through Green Banking
This opinion is shared by Mr. Syed Asim Ali Bukhari. There is a famous proverb, “A Chain is as Strong as the Weakest Link.” This holds true for Pakistan’s agricultural sector, which has always been plagued by inconsistencies in terms of economic sustainability throughout the various value chain points. Pakistan is an agricultural country with…