Tag Archives: Agriculture

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan which became an independent state in 1947 is governed by a federal parliamentary constitution. It is globally the sixth most populous country with a population of approximately 200 million people and a comparatively high population …

The agriculture sector in Balochistan is facing many serious challenge and constraints for future growth. These challenges include reclamation of cultivable wasteland, diversification of production from the low value to high value products in response to market demand; Increased farm …

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said that Jhelum is an important district of population …

Haiyan, Mangkhut, Yutu. Asia is one of the regions most affected by natural disasters, like the super typhoons named above. An estimated 40% of global losses due to disasters will occur on the continent in the years to come. Disasters come in …

Pakistan banking experts have revealed that Pakistan’s banking sector is a significant contributor in the promotion of the overall economic progress, socio-economic development and financial stability of Pakistan. However, its performance and contribution remains contingent upon the developments in the …

Economists believe that agriculture can help assist in reduction of poverty, increase incomes and enhance food security for 80 percent of the world’s poor living in rural areas and chiefly working as farmers. Unfortunately this sector of Pakistan has a …

If we are to solve our global climate and development challenges, we will need nature’s help. Healthy forests, soils and mangroves are not only important allies for addressing our global food security conundrum, they are also critical carbon sinks: storing CO2 …

British farms have been struggling to find enough seasonal workers since the June 2016 referendum, as EU citizens previously attracted to such work shun the UK for more attractive opportunities elsewhere. Couple this with a likely change in access to …

According to the details released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), during 2017-18 financial institutions have disbursed Rs972.6 billion as compared to disbursements of Rs704.5 billion during 2016-17, up nearly 38 percent. As a consequence, the outstanding portfolio to agriculture …

ADB approves $275 million loan to increase agricultural production and improve food security in Punjab To ensure progressive food security there is the need of taking aggressive measures to minimize negative impact of demographic growth coupled with climatic change in …