After successfully marketing small tractors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, SHIFENG, a leading Chinese agricultural machinery and automobile manufacturing company is soon launching a range of small power tractors in Punjab, under the banner of Dailuda & Shifeng.

Punjab government has proposed an allocation of Rs 1000 million for environment for the year 2019-20 as compared to an allocation of Rs 1200 million for the corresponding period to promote sustainable development in the province through integration of env

The Punjab government has proposed to allocate a sum of Rs 15,500 million for the agriculture sector for work on 19 ongoing and 27 new schemes in the budget for the year 2019-20 with an aim to transform Punjab's agriculture into a market-driven, diversifi

The Punjab government has proposed to allocate a sum of Rs 15,500 million for the agriculture sector for work on 19 ongoing and 27 new schemes in the budget for the year 2019-20 with an aim to transform Punjab's agriculture into a market-driven, diversifi

Representatives of different farmers' organizations have said that the agriculture sector has been completely neglected in the proposed budget for 2019-20. The Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has announced to participate in Jamaat-e-Islami rally convened on J

Terming construction and housing sector as an integral part of the growth objectives of the Punjab government, the Punjab Growth Strategy (PGS) 2023, promises an increase of 3.5 million housing stock by the year 2023 in the province. The increase is the p

Lauding the Pakistani government for focusing on the ease of doing business indicator, PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer for Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA) Mike Spanos said that the company has planned to make an investment of US one billion dol

Lauding the Pakistani government for focusing on the ease of doing business indicator, PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer for Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA) Mike Spanos said that the company has planned to make an investment of US one billion dol

Lauding the Pakistani government for focusing on the ease of doing business indicator, PepsiCo Chief Executive Officer for Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA) Mike Spanos said that the company has planned to make an investment of US one billion dol

Fertilizer industry has called for immediate settlement of all pending subsidy claims worth Rs20.67 billion of the sector through allocation in the coming budget 2019-2020. It also demanded to expedite the outstanding tax refunds which at present stands a

CropLife Pakistan Executive Director Dr Afzal has urged the government to take its decisions regarding GM Maize on the established regulatory structure and use science as the base to clarify issues, in order to safeguard the interest of the farmer and res

Food safety teams of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Wednesday in the province-wide crackdown sealed five factories illegally producing juices of the different popular brands. The provincial food regulatory body recovered 1,344 litres hazardous juice,

Growers organizations, flour millers and other stakeholders have lodged strong protest over undue seizure and impounding of vehicles and godowns of wheat owned by licensee grain dealers and urged the Food department to stop this injustice as it will not h

Prime Minister's Advisor for Commerce, Textile, Industry, Production & Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood said here on Thursday that the government will bring down the cost of doing business by reducing duties on raw material & intermediary goods.

In order to achieve yield and quality enhancement and increasing Pakistan's share in the global mango market, Mango Research Institute (MRI) Multan is introducing Integrated Crop Management (ICM) to mango growers, which include drip irrigation, nutrition,

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is planning to set up a 'Rice City' in Karachi in order to facilitate exporters and help enhance export of the commodity to strengthen national economy.

All Pakistan Meat Processors & Exporters Association (APMPEA) Chairman Nasib Ahmad Saifi has claimed that an opportunity has emerged for Pakistani halal meat exporters to capture Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iranian markets as Kuwait slapped a ban on some big

Pakistan's rice sector is lagging behind not only in productivity but also facing high cost of production as compared to other rice-producing countries, said Shahid Tarer, Director Galaxy Rice (Pvt) Ltd.

"Pakistan has fertile land and suitable climate for agriculture, but there is a need to improve agricultural practices, especially age-old irrigation methods, by promoting mechanization, which will help in lowering water consumption, labour cost and time

Acceding to the demands of commercial importers, the federal government on Tuesday announced to relax the conditions imposed on imported items, especially FMCG and food products including printing label in Urdu & English till June 30, 2019.