NAIROBI – Eddie Kamau’s ancestral village located at the heart of central Kenyan county of Nyandarua has for decades been renowned for producing top-grade potatoes and a wide range of fresh produce including kales and tomatoes. The middle-aged farmer has an emotional attachment to the tuber which has always flourished in his backyard amid cool … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday reduced the subsidy on three essential food items available in the Utility Stores Corporations (USC) outlets across the country. The ECC meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin at the Finance Division, also approved revision in the prices of three … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research has been apprised that the country’s target of wheat production in the year 2019-20 remained unachieved and the net shortfall of wheat was estimated at 1.41 million tonnes. According to the report, the wheat production target for 2019-20 was set at 25.45 million tonnes. … Read more
Amidst the coronavirus lockdown, Farmers are unable to pluck and sell bountiful harvest of melon due to transportation and labor shortage. According to media reports, local farmers are suffering due to lack of access to the market. Farmers say the melon crop is ready, but vehicles are not available to take it to market due … Read more
