Pakistan eying 25m ton wheat production this year: Aulakh MULTAN: Punjab agriculture minister Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has said that wheat production target for the Rabi season 2010-11 has been set at 25 million ton, some 1.5 million ton above the assessed national food requirement at 23.5 million ton. While talking to newsmen at Fatehpur […]
Government may miss 25 million tons of wheat production target Pakistan may miss the wheat production target of 25 million tons, set for 2012-13 Rabi crop season and is expected to produce a little over 24 million ton, officials said. According to reliable sources for the current Rabi season, the government has set wheat production […]
Pakistan. ‘Punjab likely to achieve wheat production target’ Punjab is likely to achieve wheat production target this year as it is estimated that the province will get a production of 18.6 million tons with an average yield of 3.89 maund per acre. This was informed to the Punjab’s caretaker Minister for Agriculture Qaiser Zulfikar in […]
Wheat procurement to start in Punjab on May 1 ISLAMABAD :- Procurement of wheat in Punjab will start on May 1 for maintaining stocks along with strategic reserves to meet domestic requirements of the country. The federal government has approved procurement of about 7.91 million tons of wheat as a bumper crop is expected in […]
Cultivating youth entrepreneurship through agribusiness FARM WORKERS AT CHRIS WAMBUGU’S FARM HARVEST FRESH BEANS IN THE EXPANSIVE 10 ACRE FARM An unprecedented move has enabled Christopher Wambugu revitalize 10 acres of his family’s farm in Yatta District, Machakos County. Christophercultivates and exports a weekly average of 300Kgs – 0.5 tonnes of an array of Asian […]
Agribusiness is future of Pakistan: Zubair Motiwala KARACHI: Entrepreneurship Development Program is an initiative to create capacity in the educated youth of Sindh for self employment and also to utilize the untapped resource base of agriculture of Sindh to its optimum capacity. This was stated by Chairman SBI Zubair Motiwala after a graceful launching ceremony […]
Microfinance for women can reduce poverty SLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and Citibank are playing an important role in helping the poor and marginalised communities in becoming masters of their destiny through provision of inclusive microfinance services at their doorstep. Addressing the 8th Citi-PPAF […]
Local industry to get sufficient cotton KARACHI: Experts have predicted a significant increase in the country’s textile sector produce in view of rise in exports, given the sufficient availability of raw cotton at affordable rates for value addition. The price of raw cotton in the international market is set to decline by almost 10 […]
Raw cotton export touches all-time high level KARACHI: With a substantial growth of over 78 per cent, raw cotton export has reached all time high mark of 1.66 million bales at the end of last fiscal year 2011-2012 (FY12) mainly due to bumper cotton crop in the country and high demand in the world market. […]
Cotton yarn exports feared to suffer huge decline RAHIM YAR KHAN – Because of prolonged loadshedding of electricity and gas, the textile industries have failed to fulfill the cotton yarn exports orders, and as a result, China, Bangladesh and other countries have moved to India to purchase cotton yarn, said a former executive member of […]
Textile exports surge by 7pc, food’s 11.4pc Pakistan’s textile exports showed growth of over 7 per cent in July to March period of the ongoing financial year over the corresponding period of last year despite unending power shortage in the country and global economic situation. Pakistan has exported textile made commodities worth of $9.630 billion […]
Cotton yarn, raw cloth exports on the rise KARACHI: The exports of cotton yarn and raw cloth increased by 34 percent and 13 percent to $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively during six months (July to January) of 2012 as against the same period of 2011. Domestic cotton prices in China are high so millers […]
Rice exports to Iran fall 82%, India captures market Millers seek currency swap deal to give a boost to exports. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE: Though Iran is under sanctions because of its alleged nuclear programme, basic items like food, medicines and medical services are exempted. Still, rice exporters of Pakistan are feeling the heat, not as a […]
Fruit, rice exporters hope new govt to formulate friendly policies KARACHI: Fruit and rice exporters have expressed the optimism the newly government elect would formulate policies, which would pave way for enhancing country’s export to substantial level. This step would ultimately result in sustainable economic recovery the country badly needed at this crucial juncture of […]
Drastic fall in rice exports THE decline in rice export this year so far has assumed an alarming proportion. According to the figures released by Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan, the basmati export decreased by a colossal 60 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year — from 403,000 tonnes in […]
Rice exporters upset about ambigous policy LAHORE: Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has expressed dismay over the vague policy in doing trade with neighboring Iran. They said that traders are facing loss of billions due to the failure of relevant government functionaries.
High price, poor quality of rice for exports: Pakistan loses Chinese market to Vietnam After a historic export of over 72623 tonnes non-Basmati rice to China this year, Pakistan has lost Chinese market to Vietnam mainly because of low quality of the exports and higher price of the commodity. The artificial jump in price of […]
Pakistan eyes $1 billion rice export to China Soaring rice demand in China prompted Pakistan to estimate the commodity’s export growth to $1 billion to the neighbouring state alone….but the trade needs government’s priority, it is learnt. China has emerged as new rice exporting market for Pakistani traders and rice export to neighbouring country has […]
Basmati Rice Exporter Alfarid Corporation (AFC) is the ISO 9001:2008 exporters of the finest & premium quality Basmati rice, member of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan REAP No. 2-1-08-4091, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & industry and, US FDA (Food & Drug Administration). AFC is the prominent rice exporter in Pakistan with specialization in export of all Basmati […]
Pakistan rice export falls to 40 per cent Pakistan’s rice exports have dropped by 40 per cent during the present financial year and the situation needs to be taken seriously, rice exporters said. Pakistan’s rice exports have dropped by 40 per cent during the present financial year and the situation needs to be taken seriously, […]