Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has said that the development of agriculture sector is the top priority of the incumbent government as it contributes massively to the national economy. Read more: US govt boosts economic growth in Pakistan’s agricultural sector He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Agricultural Show, 2022 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday stressed the need for ensuring easy access to credit facility for growers in order to promote and develop the agricultural sector in the country. The Minister chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee of Agriculture Transformation Plan to discuss the progress … Read more
LAHORE: The government is making all-out efforts to increase agricultural production through mechanisation, a senior official said. Chairing a meeting to review the measures for improvement in the agriculture sector, sowing targets of wheat, prices and availability of fertilisers, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said that the production of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the relevant authorities to take effective policy measures to reduce unnecessary imports of luxury items. The adviser made these remarks, while presiding over a meeting to review the balance of trade at the Finance Division, a statement issued by the Finance Ministry said. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Owing to the policy interventions and incentivising the local farming communities, Pakistan has achieved a bumper rice crop, estimated over 9 million tonnes during the current season, compared with the output of 8.4 million tonnes during the same period of the last year, a government official said. Addressing a press conference, Minister for National … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Fertiliser Review Committee has asked the provincial governments to take strict action against hoarders and those engaged in black marketing of fertilisers. Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar, who chaired the meeting, expressed concern over the hoarding of an essential commodity for farmers and asked the provincial governments to take … Read more
