Pakistan, Iran discuss promoting agriculture cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have engaged in extensive discussions aimed at enhancing agricultural cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
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China wants to help Pakistan in green revolution
BEIJING: China has shown willingness to share its experience to bring green revolution in Pakistan. Pakistan is suffering from challenges of climate change, pandemic, and population growth. Smarter agriculture is the way forward for many countries including China. “The integration of information technology and agriculture will bring about the third green revolution: agricultural digital revolution,” […]
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Agriculture posts meager 0.85 percent growth on reduction in cultivation area
ISLAMABAD: The agriculture has posted meagre 0.85 percent growth in 2018/2019 against the target of 3.8 percent, said Economic Survey 2018/2019 on Monday. It said that the performance of agriculture during 2018/2019 remained subdued. The under-performance of agriculture sector hinged upon reduction in the area of cultivation, lower water availability and drop in fertilizer off […]
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Economic Survey 2018/2019: Almost all growth targets missed
ISLAMABAD: The outgoing fiscal year 2018-19 witnessed a muted growth of 3.29 percent against the ambitious target of 6.2 percent. The targets set for the various sectors missed or witnessed negative growth during fiscal year 2018/2019. According to Economic Survey 2018/2019 launched by Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue […]
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Rs10 billion may be allocated for agri projects in budget 2019/2020
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allocate record amount for agriculture growth in fiscal year 2019/2020, sources said on Monday. The sources said that the government may allocate around Rs10 billion to National Food Security and Research for 24 new development projects. While an amount of Rs1.39 billion likely to be allocated for the ongoing […]
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Pakistan, China agree on duty free access to 313 tariff lines
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) under which both the countries have agreed allowing duty free access to 313 tariff lines. Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing ceremony at a meeting on the conclusion of the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) […]
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