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June 21, 2024

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Farmers push for dragon fruit cultivation

KARACHI: Progressive farmers have urged the government to provide at least one acre of land to poor farmers in Gandap district to grow dragon fruit. They argued that the country could become one of the leading exporters due to suitable weather conditions, potentially earning significant foreign exchange. They suggested the government to give some incentives to needy farmers such as a free piece of land up to one acre, installation of a small solar system and borehole facilities. These farmers can help eliminate unemployment caused by continuous layoffs from Karachi’s seven industrial zones, where factories are not economically viable due

June 12, 2024

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The agriculture sector faces a funding shortfall in the 2024-2025 budget

LAHORE: The savior of Pakistan’s economy for FY-24, the agriculture sector, has managed to attract only Rs 5 billion for the next financial year from the existing government. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said agriculture is the main pillar of Pakistan’s economy, contributing 24% to GDP and 37.4% to employment generation. The country’s food security and manufacturing depend on this sector, which also has huge export potential. The prime minister announced the Kissan package in 2022, which included a labeling and risk-sharing scheme for farm mechanization. “For the next financial year, Rs 5 billion has

June 9, 2024

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Lack of data may hinder urea subsidy

Islamabad: The plan to provide direct fertilizer subsidy to farmers may hit a snag as the existing database does not contain information on land ownership along with the ownership status of cultivators. During a recent meeting on fertilizer availability, MPs stressed the need to offer targeted subsidy to farmers, who have long been deprived of the benefits of subsidies due to their indirect nature. During the talk, the secretary of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research pointed out that the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) had a national socio-economic registry covering poor families, but a transparent disbursement mechanism

June 5, 2024

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Researchers are looking for incentives to promote organic farming

KARACHI: Progressive farmers and researchers have urged the government to promote organic farming with a range of incentives so they can switch, produce toxin-free food and achieve better prices for organic crops. Progressive farmer and Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) Senior Vice President Nabi Bux Sathio said that “people all over the world love to eat organic food, although there is a world of difference in the prices of organic and inorganic crops.” He said if the government offered some incentives including loans to farmers and activated market committees to promote organic crops, growers would switch to natural farming, which

June 3, 2024

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Economic policies: confusion prevails

Islamabad: In the space of a few days, two seemingly contradictory headlines graced the front pages of Pakistani newspapers, shedding light on the complicated state of decision-making in the country. The first title, on the wheat crisis, details how wheat prices had plummeted, leaving farmers unable to secure the guaranteed support price for their production due to the influx of imports. This led to widespread protests by farmers demanding fair compensation. The second headline, highlighting the rise in prices of onions and other vegetables due to increased exports, painted a starkly different picture of consumers struggling with inflation and struggling

May 28, 2024

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Growers urge crop insurance, reforms

KARACHI: Producers have called for crop insurance, results-oriented initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change and clearly defined import and export policies, among other measures aimed at encouraging small farmers, as they present proposals for the 2024-25 federal budget. Representing various cultivator bodies, cultivators and progressive farmers who delivered these budget proposals included Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) Senior Vice President Nabi Bux Sathio, Sindh Council of Farmers Organizations President Jawaid Junejo and others. They called on the government to announce crop insurance so that poor farmers can insure their permanent crops against any damage arising from climate change

May 23, 2024

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The tractor parts industry fears a drop in sales

LAHORE: The tractor parts industry is bracing for a downward trend in sales like the previous financial year (2022-23) when sales remained low due to poor economic conditions in the country. Tractor sales this year are likely to touch 40,000 units, thanks to the government’s low-margin loan scheme. However, spare parts sales are still 50% below the country’s tractor production capacity, said Pakistan Association of Auto Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (Paapam), Abdul Rehman Aizaz. He pointed out that the Punjab government had a tradition of buying significant quantity of wheat at the announced support price, but due to lack of

April 29, 2024

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Can corporate farming lead us to prosperity?

KARACHI: The transformation from conventional to corporate farming can bring prosperity, provided rules are formulated and enforced strictly for the benefit of local communities and local farmers. Corporate farming could revitalize the agriculture sector if the barriers and weaknesses preventing incentives in the sector are addressed. The country does not have a corporate farming culture, and this is a new initiative being introduced. Huge areas of arable land are being acquired for the project. Corporate agriculture, with its advanced systems and efficient practices, is much needed for Pakistan to ensure increased agricultural productivity and food security. While the use of

April 24, 2024

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A protest is planned over the fall in the price of wheat

LAHORE: Pakistan’s wheat harvest this year looks set to become a nightmare for farmers as the market has collapsed and growers are forced to sell the staple crop well below the support price set by the government. Since Punjab contributes more than 75% of the total wheat harvest, farmers in the province are frustrated and have announced a nationwide protest on April 25. “We will not harvest wheat crops next year if the exploitation of farmers, both by middlemen and the government, continues,” Pakistan Central Board Chairman Sardar Zafar Hussain Khan remarked on Tuesday. The wheat harvest season has begun,

April 21, 2024

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The cost of crop production is skyrocketing

LAHORE: Pakistan’s agriculture is experiencing the toughest period in history as the farming community is experiencing losses on two fronts – on the one hand, the cost of crop production has doubled since 2023, while on the other, the prices of major crops (wheat, cotton and maize) have declined by an average of 25%, the Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) said. “Cumulatively, both these aspects have made the farming business unsustainable,” PKI chairman Khalid Mahmood Khokhar observed, according to a statement issued by the farmers’ lobby group. During 2023, farmers paid a whopping Rs 300 billion, over and above the retail

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