Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Startups bringing Pakistan’s farming into digital arena

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Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan’s farmers, helping them plan crops better and distribute their produce when the time is right. Until recently, “the most modern machine we had was the tractor”, Aamer Hayat Bhandara, a farmer and local councillor behind one such project told AFP in “Chak 26”, a village in … Read more

Choking farmers’ lifeline

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s wheat crop is under threat, as the farmers are facing acute shortage of urea since the start of the sowing season. However, the government claims surplus availability of the commodity but the growers fear the persistent shortages will also hit the sugarcane and maize crops, which they termed a bad omen for the … Read more