PTI announces drive aimed at safeguarding interests of farmers ISLAMABAD: Amid modest agricultural growth of just 0.6 percent, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:58am
Business & Finance Agri financing: HBL gives largest insurance payout to farmers KARACHI: HBL issued the largest payout of over Rs 10 million under the Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) program,... Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:12am
Print PASSCO’s wheat reserves will not be released into open market: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Tuesday that the... Updated 28 May, 2025 08:54am
Pakistan Farmers announce protest drive against decline in wheat prices LAHORE: Various farmers’ organizations have announced province-wide protests on Tuesday against plummeting wheat... Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am
Pakistan Livestock card loans: Punjab govt sets deadline for repayment LAHORE: The Punjab government has set May 16 as the final date for repayment of livestock card loans, with farmers... Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:55am
Business & Finance SBP BSC & Bank of Punjab join hands for Agri Kissan Mela LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (BSC) Lahore in collaboration with Bank of Punjab (BOP) successfully organized ... Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am
Business & Finance Repaying loans: Minister directs officials to facilitate farmers LAHORE: Minister Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has directed the officials concerned to facilitate the... Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am
Print PM for manufacturing farm machinery domestically ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed confidence on Monday that the new potato seed production project,... Updated 25 Mar, 2025 08:52am
Pakistan Peasant groups demand govt give state land to landless farmers LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, Anjuman Mazareen Punjab and representatives of various other peasants’... Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am
Opinion Seed treatment: foundation of successful cotton crop Cotton is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy and a vital source of livelihood for millions of farmers. The ... Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:11am
Pakistan Rainfall will have positive impact on crops LAHORE: Farmers have welcomed the Thursday rain, saying that it will not only end the long dry spell experienced by... Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:37am
Editorials ‘Just the beginning’ EDITORIAL: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s recent push for agricultural mechanisation is a long-overdue but... Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am
Opinion A milestone year for agriculture financing Agriculture is the cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy, providing livelihoods to nearly two-thirds of the population... Updated 23 Nov, 2024 06:57am
Opinion Agri-food value chain and role of pulping industry The world’s food production has reached 4 billion metric tons per year, of which 1.3 billion tons is wasted. As ... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am
Opinion Country losing billions due to agri mismanagement—II Outdated farming techniques: Pakistani farmers continue to rely on obsolete and labour-intensive farming techniques,... Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:34am
Business & Finance ‘Cropwise Grower’ becomes Pakistan’s biggest agri-tech app LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company has introduced ‘Cropwise... Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am
Pakistan Punjab govt will provide Rs10bn loans to farmers: minister LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani on Thursday announced that the... Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:41am
Opinion A win-win situation I wonder how many people remember the invasion of locust hordes in Karachi in the sixties. I witnessed many of their... Updated 04 Nov, 2023 06:29am
Pakistan Syngenta Pakistan recognised for its contribution towards female farmers LAHORE: Syngenta Pakistan Limited, a leading agriculture innovation and technology company that provides crop... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
Pakistan Syngenta launches tree-plantation drive LAHORE: To commemorate the national independence day of Pakistan, Syngenta Pakistan Limited - a leading agriculture... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Print Agri tube-wells: Govt to implement solarisation project in phase-wise manner ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement Prime Minister’s National Programme for solarisation of agri... Updated 22 Jul, 2023 10:05am
Print REAP urges govt to help it achieve $5bn rice exports KARACHI: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has asked the federal government to devise a long-term... Updated 25 Apr, 2023 09:00am
Opinion AI: the best solution? Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term coined by emeritus Stanford Professor John McCarthy. It is the science and... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Print Fertiliser efficiency: US announces $4.5m new programme for farmers ISLAMABAD: The United States Thursday announced a $4.5 million new programme to strengthen fertilizer efficiency and... Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:13am
Opinion Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoods JACOBABAD: Generations of Rahim Buksh's ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding... Updated 24 Oct, 2022 07:20pm
Pakistan In agri sector: Sarsabz Pakistan becomes fastest-growing mobile app LAHORE: Being near to completing one year since its launch, the “Sarsabz Pakistan” mobile app has garnered... Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:21am
Business & Finance Stakeholders decide to launch campaign against 17pc GST on seeds LAHORE: The Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) in collaboration with the Rice Exporters Association of... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am
Opinion Startups bringing govt’s farming into digital age Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan’s farmers, helping them plan crops better and... Published 31 Jan, 2022 05:28am
Print Govt says CPEC facing no slowdown Planning minister Asad Umar says major work of CPEC projects completed during the PTI government Dispels impression that pace of work had slowed Updated 18 Sep, 2021 01:41pm