October 19, 2026
Farm Lobby Calls for an Agricultural Emergency
The president of Kissan Ittehad has urged the government to declare an agricultural emergency, as growers face input costs and prices that have squeezed margins for two seasons.
Articles for tag: Agriculture, crops, economy, farmers, Kissan Ittehad, Wheat
July 26, 2026
Farmers Press Government for Early Wheat Policy and Fair Support Price Before Sowing Season
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad has urged the government to announce next year's wheat policy before the sowing season begins, warning that continued uncertainty threatens production and food security. Growers say they sold this year's crop at Rs2,800 to Rs3,200 a maund against an estimated production cost of Rs3,450.
June 28, 2026
Wheat Growers Cry Foul as Punjab Reopens Procurement Without a Support Price
Punjab launched its 2026 wheat buying drive without a minimum support price, leaving growers selling below cost as the government completes its IMF-mandated exit from grain procurement.
The wheat market sends a positive message to farmers
LAHORE: Welcoming the government’s latest agricultural initiative, the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) lauded the prime minister’s decision to procure wheat in the coming growing season, calling the timely move a crucial financial relief to farmers and a much-needed boost to the agriculture sector. Speaking to the media, PBF chief organizer Ahmad Jawad said that under the recently announced Wheat Procurement Policy 2025-26, the federal and provincial governments plan to purchase 6.2 million tonnes of wheat. He stressed that the policy will directly benefit farmers, especially in light of the severe economic setbacks caused by the recent floods, which caused more
The digital agricultural census shows 17,000 farmers holding 100 acres or more
Workers cultivate a field of paddy fields in the Garho area of THATTA on June 25 2025. – AFP The total cultivated area of Pakistan is 52.8 million acres. The average size of the exploitation falls from 6.4 acres in 2010 to 5.1 acres. 19.8 million households associated with agriculture in the country. Islamabad: The first census of Pakistan’s digital agriculture revealed that about 17,000 farm owners of 100 acres and over 3.65 million acres of land amounting to 6% land in the country, The news reported on Thursday. The total cultivated area of Pakistan is now 52.8 million acres,
August 7, 2025
India is committed to protecting farmers amid threat of Trump invoices
Listen to the article India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he would not endanger the interests of the country’s farmers, even if he has to pay a heavy price for it, in his first comments after US President Donald Trump’s saliva for a 50% invoice. Trump announced an additional 25% invoice to the nation of South Asia on Thursday, receiving the total contribution to Indian goods exported to the US to 50% among the highest imposed on any US commercial partner. “For us, the well -being of our farmers is supreme,” Modi said in a function in
Farmers are asking to end at GST in local cotton
Listen to the article Lahore: Following the government’s decision to impose 18% of the general sales tax (GST) on imported cotton and threads on the amended Funding Bill 2025, farmers and industrial groups are now urging the authorities to abolish GST for local cotton and by -products. Pakistan Kissan Ittihad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar strongly opposed the ongoing taxation of domestic cotton, saying it is unjustly addressed to local growers and further erodes minutes of profit. While Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) welcomed the imported cotton tax to help restore balance in the value of textile products, he warned that
SARC calls Sindh Govt to address farmers’ issues
Listen to the article Karachi: The Sindh Georgian Research Council (SARC), representing small farmers and farmers, welcomed the initiatives taken by the Sindh government under chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. However, it has also raised urgent concerns about the challenges facing small growers, calling for immediate government intervention, according to a statement released on Saturday. SARC stressed the need for subsidies in solar tube wells and agricultural tools for small growers holding 10-25 acres of land. The statement emphasized that these farmers are often excluded from such benefits due to favoritism, political relations or lack of access to agricultural
February 10, 2025
British farmers complain about tax inheritance by driving tractors to parliament
Listen to the article LONDON: A large number of British farmers led their tractors to Parliament in London on Monday to protest a new inheritance tax on family farms that caused anger since it was announced last year. They gathered to speak against the proposed changes in heritage tax laws, which will force them to sell their land, according to protesting farmers. The ruling Labor Party’s plans to introduce a 20% inheritance tax rate in the holdings caused major protests in November and December. Like previous demonstrations, farmers entered Westminster Honking and holding signs saying “we all need a farmer”,
Indian farmer’s son who made history at the Olympics
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra returned to India as a national hero after winning the 2021 Olympic javelin gold, but the farmer’s son has never forgotten his humble roots. The 26-year-old will defend his title in Paris, having made history in Tokyo three years ago with India’s first Olympic Track and Field gold. In a nation that usually hails only cricketers as heroes, boys and girls in rural India were seen hurling wooden sticks as javelins in the aftermath. Chopra then added the world title to his Olympic haul and is also a two-time Asian Games champion and Commonwealth Games gold
