Egypt’s small farms play big role but struggle to survive SINDIYUN: Egyptian smallholders grow nearly half of the country’s crops, a lifeline role increasingly important... Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am
Print World food prices fell in June but remain very high: FAO PARIS: World food prices, including for wheat, fell in June for a third month running despite remaining near an... Updated 09 Jul, 2022 09:26am
Print ‘National emergency’: Ministry allocated Rs3.8bn to deal with LSD challenge ISLAMABAD: The government has approved Ministry of National Food Security & Research’s (MoNFS&R) proposal... Updated 06 Jul, 2022 10:09am
Business & Finance Smeda, ITC ink accord to implement EU-funded GRASP project LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), under patronage of the Ministry of ... Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:22am
Pakistan Grant agreements signed: Cold storage, cardboard cartons-making unit to be set up in Wana PESHAWAR: The Horticulture Advancement Activity (THAzA), a USAID-funded Project, which is being implemented by the... Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am
Opinion Coronary heart attack deaths The article Heart disease in Pakistan published on 02 January 2022 stated that Pakistan ranks 18 out of 183 ... Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am
Markets World food prices climb in November, stay at 10-year peak: FAO ROME: World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong ... Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am
World World food prices climb in November, stay at 10-year peak: FAO ROME: World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong ... Published 02 Dec, 2021 02:56pm
Editorials Growing food insecurity EDITORIAL: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned countries to brace for ... Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am
Print Media accused of giving wrong impression about inflation ISLAMABAD: The government has accused media of spreading wrong impression about inflation in the country and claimed... Updated 08 Nov, 2021 09:47am
Editorials Pledge to end deforestation EDITORIAL: For the COP26 at Glasgow this past Tuesday was a great day. More than 100 world leaders promised to end... Published 07 Nov, 2021 05:39am
Print UN warns of acute food insecurity in 23 countries UNITED NATIONS: Two United Nations agencies World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);... Published 01 Aug, 2021 03:33am
Editorials The food security challenge EDITORIAL: A combined report of a number of United Nations (UN) agencies, which has found that the Covid-19 pandemic... Published 21 Jul, 2021 01:51am
Editorials A food crisis in the making EDITORIAL: The United Nations' (UN's) Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO's) warning that rocketing global food... Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am
Pakistan FAO establishes value-chains in merged districts of KP PESHAWAR: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under its USAID-funded project "Restoring... Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am
Print Rising food prices deepen the woes of world’s poorest PARIS: Global food prices are rising at their fastest rate in a decade, exacerbating the troubles of the world's ... Updated 03 Jul, 2021 10:39am
Markets Asia rice: Weaker rupee drags India rates down MUMBAI/DHAKA: Indian rice export prices slipped to their lowest since mid-May this week as the rupee slid, while... Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am
Pakistan FAO, agri-dept to carry out awareness drive against FAW LAHORE: The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture Department has... Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am
Print World food prices jump to highest level in decade: FAO ROME: World food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, posting a 12th consecutive... Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am
Business & Finance World food prices jump to highest level in decade: FAO Prices rose by 4.8 percent from April -- the fastest month-on-month gain since October 2010 -- and by nearly 40 percent compared to May 2020. Published 03 Jun, 2021 07:06pm
Pakistan Oxygen cylinders: Customs duty, GST exempted for 180 days ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted customs duty and sales tax for 180 days on the import of... Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am
Opinion Climate shifts and rising demand leave Turkey battling growing water stress Last winter, the massive dams and reservoirs that supply water to Istanbul’s 15 million residents fell to... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Markets Russian wheat exporters bet on new crop wheat sales despite tax risks MOSCOW: Russian wheat exporters are bidding aggressively for new business, even though they don’t know how much ... Published 22 Apr, 2021 03:55am
Markets World food price index rises in March: FAO ROME: World food prices rose for a 10th consecutive month in March, hitting their highest level since June 2014, led... Published 09 Apr, 2021 04:51am
World World food price index rises in March for 10th month running Above-average outputs were also expected for maize, with a record harvest forecast for Brazil and a multi-year high predicted for South Africa. Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:12pm
Print Ramazan Package-2021: Rs7.8bn subsidy approved by ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs7.8 billion subsidy for... Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:25am
Markets World food price index rises in Feb for ninth month running: FAO ROME: World food prices rose for a ninth consecutive month in February, hitting their highest level since July 2014,... Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am
Markets Indian rice rates anchored near 3-year peak NEW DELHI: Rice export prices in India, the top exporter of the staple, remained anchored near a three-year high ... Published 14 Feb, 2021 03:49am
World Global food inflation fears grow as UN index hits 6-1/2-year high ROME: Global food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January to their highest since July 2014, the ... Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:46pm
Pakistan FAO applauds bio-saline agriculture, fisheries models in Thar HYDERABAD: United Nations organization on agricultural development “Food, and Agriculture Organization” (FAO) ... Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am
