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US to continue support to agriculture sector: Olson

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US Ambassador Richard Olson on Wednesday reaffirmed the United States government’s long-term support to farming communities in Pakistan. “Since the 1950s, the United States has been working to support agriculture in Pakistan, introducing the Kinnow orange and helping to double Pakistan’s wheat production. Today, we continue our support because improving crop yields, protecting food sources from disease, and boosting milk production will increase farmers’ incomes, improve nutrition, and ultimately strengthen Pakistan’s prosperity.” Addressing a gathering of government officials, researchers, and [...]

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Framework for warehousing receipt system in Pakistan

THE current slow growth of the agricultural economy can partially be explained by virtual financial exclusion of small growers and unfair pricing of farm produce. And one of the structural flaws in the sector is the lack of proper storage facility for crops. This not only compromises adequate availability of food items but also makes a reliable price discovery system difficult for domestic and export markets. To help resolve these problems, the State Bank of Pakistan has developed a comprehensive [...]

January 5, 2013 9:50 am

SBP sets Rs315bn farm credit target

RIZWAN BHATTI KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has set an indicative target of Rs315 billion for agricultural credit disbursement through banks during the current fiscal year 2012-2013 (FY13). The proposed target is nearly 10.5 percent higher than the past fiscal year’s target and about 7 percent above total disbursement for fiscal year 2011-2012 (FY12). Sources in the banking sector told Business Recorder on Friday that for the first time ever, SBP set a target of over Rs300 billion [...]

December 11, 2012 8:22 pm

Export of Agricultural products much lower than potential

“We can exploit our export potential by adopting international standards,” UAF vice chancellor. DESIGN: MOHSIN ALAM FAISALABAD: Exports of agricultural and livestock products from Pakistan have consistently increased in recent years, but these are much less than actual potential and are restricted to old wholesale markets, says the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) vice chancellor. “The share of our agricultural products in the fast growing high-price super markets is meagre,” said Dr Iqrar Ahmad while addressing the inaugural session of [...]

November 24, 2012 6:31 pm

Solar Water Pumps Trade Show for Agriculture in Multan 30th November 2012

The solar systems can be designed to pump up to more than 500.000 litres per day at lower heads to smaller water quantities at higher heads up to 300 metres Nizam Energy Invites you to a Solar water pumps / Tubewell Trade Show in Multan from 30th November – 2nd December 2012 Solar Water Pumps Solar Water Pumps are best suitable to run systems for water pumping in irrigation in remote areas or where electricity has frequent outage. With the [...]

November 14, 2012 7:54 am

Seminar: Management and Leadership Skill for Agri Professionals

Management and Leadership Skill for Agri Professionals We are please to invite YOU and other professionals of your company at a highly customized training workshop “Management and Leadership Skill for Agri Professionals” organized by school of professional advancement (SPA) and office of career services (OCS) of UMT on November 16 and 17, 2012 at 10:00am to 5:00pm (Friday and Saturday). Although tile is for Agri Professional but heads and managers of other disciplines can also join us in this session [...]

February 8, 2012 8:23 pm

UAF to set up agro-marketing to educate farmers

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) would establish farm market to provide outlets chain to the farmers for selling their products direct to the consumers. It was decided in the UAF Endowment Fund Board of Directors meeting presided over by the UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan on Tuesday. The VC said that initiative would improve the economic wellbeing of the farming community and strengthen the concept of the knowledge-based economy. He said that the project was also [...]

January 13, 2012 9:22 am

First day of Hemitextile exhibition: Pakistani exporters fail to get orders

The first day of Hemitextile exhibition in Germany dispirited Pakistani textile exporters because they failed to get any orders, said Chairman Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) Rana Arif Tauseef on Thursday. Tauseef during a telephonic conversation with PTEA members exhibiting in the fair said that buyers were reluctant to place export orders because Pakistani exporter had failed to meet export deadlines in the recent past. Expressing disappointment, he said that Heimtextile being the biggest international trade fair for home textiles [...]

September 28, 2011 12:18 pm

Russia Spending $574 Million on Ports to Regain Wheat Export Rank: Freight

Russia is poised to again become the world’s second-biggest wheat exporter as the nation’s largest grain-port overhaul raises shipping capacity by as much as 67 percent in four years. Government and private operators are spending $574 million to develop and add terminals on the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the nation’s rivers to end bottlenecks that keep trains waiting for weeks to unload. Supply is surging following an almost yearlong ban imposed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to conserve [...]

August 6, 2011 6:13 pm

Do farmers markets boost area economy?

Ten years ago, farmers markets in Michigan were few and far between, with only 90 existing in the state. Today, the state boasts more than 250 farmers markets, and a recently-released report finds these markets are more than just a place to shop for local produce. Farmers markets also can boost the economy and provide jobs. While farmers markets are growing in numbers nationally, they could be doing a lot better, according to a report released Thursday by the Union [...]