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Costly inefficiencies need to be addressed lest agri sector falls behind on export competiton

The most pressing challenge facing Pakistan’s agriculture sector today is the high cost of crop production, which has increased manifold in recent...

11.11.2024 30

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Sustainability a major concern for farmers as Kissan card’s funding currently limited to FY25

To achieve higher crop yields and boost overall productivity in Pakistan’s agriculture sector, which currently lags behind comparable countries, it...

04.11.2024 20

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Shrimp farming — unproductive lands put to use

Building on the success of the 100-acre pilot shrimp farming, the Punjab Government has committed to scaling up the initiative to 100,000 acres, with...

07.10.2024 30

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Agriculture: Water scarcity — an irrigation crisis

Water has become the most crucial limiting factor for Pakistan’s agricultural growth. Despite the availability of millions of acres of barren land,...

30.09.2024 100

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Why IMF has intervened in the agri sector

Just recently, under the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) introduced a new condition that requires...

23.09.2024 200

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The issue of unaddressed yield challenges

Given Pakistan’s huge population, currently growing at 2.55 per cent annually, as revealed by the 7th National Population and Housing Census 2023,...

09.09.2024 30

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Environmentalists warn against solar tubewells

Over the last three years, Pakistan’s agriculture sector has witnessed two important developments. The electricity tariff for agricultural tube...

19.08.2024 40

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Land fragmentation ailing agriculture sector

The agriculture sector in Pakistan is experiencing excessive land fragmentation because of prevailing inheritance laws that divide land among family...

29.07.2024 30

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Agriculture needs to be subject to progressive taxation

Contrary to popular misconception, agricultural income in Pakistan is already taxed. However, it differs from other forms of income in two key ways....

22.07.2024 20

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Rice exports at risk

Pakistan’s agri-food sector has a very narrow export base, primarily consisting of a limited range of commodities. Rice stands out as the largest...

01.07.2024 50

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Recently passed Punjab price control act echoes nationalisation

Many Pakistanis are currently grappling with a key question: what is the real cause of the high inflation that has overburdened them in recent years?...

24.06.2024 20

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FY25 budget for agriculture sector lacks long-term vision, strategic direction

In a few words, the FY25 budget for the agriculture sector lacks long-term vision, national priorities, and strategic direction. The absence of...

17.06.2024 30

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Nanofertilisers — revolutionising agriculture

While presenting their interim budget (2024-25), India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the expansion of nano diammonium phosphate...

10.06.2024 30

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Enhancing wheat storage

In Pakistan, as the harvesting season unfolds for major crops like wheat, rice, maize, cotton, and oilseeds, market dynamics invariably lead prices to...

20.05.2024 50

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Pakistan’s rice-water dilemma

Pakistan is grappling with a dilemma. While striving to boost its rice exports to alleviate the country’s current account deficit, it faces the...

13.05.2024 80

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Wheat’s tricky procurement

The ongoing protests by farmers against the government’s wheat procurement policy have triggered a debate. Some question why the government persists...

06.05.2024 30

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In a food-insecure country, farmers deliberately destroy hundreds of thousands of tonnes of crop

Food loss and waste are emerging as a new global challenge with far-reaching implications. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

29.04.2024 30

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ANALYSIS: Fruits production on a downward spiral

To begin with, we must acknowledge two indisputable facts that encompass our daily diet and Pakistan’s agricultural landscape. First, fruits are an...

22.04.2024 10

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Tone-deaf policies and changing cropping patterns

Pakistan’s agriculture sector is witnessing a notable change in cropping patterns, driven by a complex interplay of various factors, including...

08.04.2024 20

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AI in agriculture

Pakistan desperately needs to enhance the production and supply of quality food at affordable prices to meet the growing food demand driven by the...

22.01.2024 90

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