Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) is planning to take trade delegations to Saudi Arabia and Australia during the next calendar year in a bid to boost Pakistani rice exports to the two nations.

The Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab has written to the Punjab government for restoration of Environment Council in order to tackle the environmental issues including smog by the province.

The Constructors Association of Pakistan (CAP) welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision of setting up 'Construction and Infrastructure Board (CIDB)' and stressed the need of setting up Construction Development Bank (CDB) and immediate bridge financin

Speakers at a conference on "Water Productivity in Agriculture - the role of Technology and Private Sector" emphasized the importance of leveraging appropriate technology in achieving more crops per drop and to save water per unit of production.

The Punjab Government deciding to increase the support price of wheat and sugarcane in the larger interest of farmers, has fixed it at Rs 1365 per maund for wheat while sugarcane's new support price will be Rs 190 per maund.

Speakers at a workshop on 'Sustainable Agriculture' stressed the need for adoption of innovative latest agricultural technology coupled with implementation of good agricultural practices to tackle the issue of reducing available farmland per person per he

As per the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity and feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050. In Pakistan, farm output contributes around 18.5 percent to the country's Gr

Growers have urged the government to come up with a comprehensive plan for disposal of paddy straw rather than just banning the burning of rice stubbles under section 144 in the bid to tackle the menace of environment pollution, especially smog.

Pakistan can easily produce more exportable surplus in rice, without bringing more land under rice cultivation, by just introducing rice transplanters, laser land levelling and Kabuta harvesters as these machines will help increasing farm yields by about

Pakistan is vulnerable to challenges such as rising temperatures, deforestation, land degradation and water scarcity in the next two decades, leading to an adverse impact on agriculture and food security in Pakistan.

Rice exporters fear that unavailability of financing under Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and higher interest rates on loans from the commercial banks may lead to rendering them uncompetitive in the international market thus making a big dent on the exports

The cement sector has reported 9.19 percent increase in cement despatches in October 2019 despatching 4.984 million tons cement, an all time record for a month's despatches, as compared to 4.564 million tons in October 2018.

Segregation of waste, its collection and recycling should be made a part of schools' curriculum, starting at the kindergarten level to higher levels, educating children both of the needs and how to segregate waste according to its type. School children wi

There is a strong need to carry out fresh 'baseline studies' in major cities of the country to ascertain the level of pollution and types of pollutants in the environment to devise a strategy for combating this nuisance and saving the people from negative

Farmers Bureau of Pakistan (FBP) demanding emergency in areas hit by the current heatwave has urged the government to document the losses incurred by the farmers due to failure of corn, cotton and rice crops and announce a financial incentive package.

Farmers of rice, maize and cotton may have to suffer a loss of Rs 300 billion as their crops suffered severe damages due to climate change which caused prolonged hot season in the province.

Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) is embarking upon an ambitious plan to increase the use of certified seed in wheat sowing from present meager 17 percent to 40-50 percent in the current season by ensuring the provision of high-quality certified seeds t

WWF Pakistan, in collaboration with The Coca Cola Foundation has initiated a month-long pilot plastic recovery and recycling project, 'Tackling Plastic Pollution in Pakistan'.

Pakistan's poultry industry is producing more than 17,500 million table eggs per annum against per capita consumption of 88 eggs annually. The developed countries consume 300 eggs per capita per annum. Recent nutrition survey results from World Bank revea

The Farmers Bureau of Pakistan (FBP), a representative platform of progressive growers, has urged the government to impose agriculture and climate emergency to save the sector from a bad patch it is witnessing at present. "Cotton, rice and corn crops have