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Farmers welfare can boost agri-sector
ISLAMABAD: The challenges faced by agriculture sector can be met only by making the farmers aware, their incomes & welfare as the main focus of planning, said Mr. Shamoon Sadiq Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB) Addressing the inaugural ceremony of 2nd batch of “Agribusiness Management Training”, he said, there is [...]
Continue reading...NWFP farmers reject IMF conditions, amendments in Seed Act
Friday, December 19, 2008
Islamabad: The farmers of NWFP have rejected the conditions of IMF and amendments in the Seed Act terming it in the interest of multinationals and against the poor farming community. They have vowed to resist every move aimed at suffocating the already ailing sector. The growers say that they would not accept any decision until [...]
Continue reading...Country leading towards worst wheat crisis, warns Pakistan Kisan Ittehad
Friday, December 12, 2008
Islamabad: The Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI) on Friday warned that country is being pushed towards worst kind of wheat crisis. Lethargy will leave masses high and dry and eat up precious forex stocks. Jan Nisar Khalil, President, PKI, representing 200 associations of farmers across the stretch of country, said that fertiliser mafia and their [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan’s human resources facing major threats
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch on Sunday said the human assets of country are facing a major threat which can prove more blasting than environmental degradation, economic slowdown, terrorism and wars. The unjust demands of donors will further aggravate the already deteriorating situation. A compromise on living standard of masses amounts to arriving at a [...]
Continue reading...ISI political wing disbanded: Foreign Minister
Sunday, November 23, 2008
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that the political wing of the ISI was disbanded and termed it a positive development. While talking to the media persons at the local airport Sunday, Qureshi pointed out that ISI is a precious national institution and it wants to focus fully on counter-terrorism activities. He [...]
Continue reading...Further hike in interest rate not in national interest
Friday, November 21, 2008
Government has accomplished the peak of interest rate hikes by revising it for the four times in the current year and any further increase will be devastating for the economy, Pakistan Economy Watch said Friday. The downward trend in prices is because of economic slowdown and there is nothing on the credit of administrative measure, [...]
Continue reading...ADB Provides Pakistan with $500 Million to Accelerate Economic Transformation
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Pakistan’s efforts to address harm done to poor families and the country’s economy by unprecedented international food and fuel price hikes. The ADB loan will support ongoing changes in the energy and agriculture sectors, and will help lay the foundation [...]
Continue reading...Asia to become economic powerhouse by next decade
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Asia to become economic powerhouse by next decade Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said that only regional cooperation can provide relief to 50 crore poor living in South Asia. Political differences, if set aside, will spur new era of growth and Pakistan will reap dividends as Asia will be world’s centre of economic activity by next [...]
Continue reading...WB mission discusses agricultural development opportunities with ZTBL
Monday, September 22, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank mission headed by Ms Christine Rennie paid a visit to the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited ZTBL, Headquarters and met the Bank’s Chief Muhammad Zaka Ashraf., said the bank’s press release issued here today. Zaka Ashraf the Bank’s President gave detailed presentation on ZTBLs’ operational activities and business plan for agricultural development [...]
Continue reading...Kharif crop set to hit major industrial sectors of country
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said that kharif crop will hit major industrial sectors of Pakistan. Hike in price of diesel will discourage use of eighty per cent tube wells. Government should take steps to check artificial price hike before announcing domestic wheat procurement price. India returning favours by conspiring against Pakistan Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President, [...]
Continue reading...Increasing agriculture loans and decreasing output needs probe
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Pakistan Economy Watch has said that agricultural output is declining despite phenomenal increase in farm loans. Banking sector is progressing at a rate of 14.5 per cent due to ineffective control of regulators and it has started playing havoc with masses. Secretary General of Pakistan Economy Watch Azmatullah has said that the number of financial [...]
Continue reading...Govt to import three hundred thousands tonnes of Urea
Friday, August 8, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Government has decided to import three hundred thousand tonnes of Urea to ensure its adequate supply to farmers and provide more subsidies on DAP fertilizer to stabilize its prices. This was announced by Advisor to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo at a news conference in Islamabad this [...]
Continue reading...Technological change in Japanese agriculture
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Change in technology is divided into three parts, i.e. 1. Pre-World war 1. A period of rapid growth lasting from approximately the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868) until the end of World War I. 2. Interwar .A period of rapid growth lasting from approximately the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868) until the end of World War I. 3. Post-World [...]
Continue reading...Govt focuses on agri, manufacturing, services sectors: PM
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
KARACHI: The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government would give top priority to quality growth in agriculture, manufacturing and the services sectors and tackle energy crisis by rapidly generating additional power. He was speaking at a seminar on “Expanding Frontiers of Financial Access in Pakistan” held in connection with the celebration [...]
Continue reading...Qamar stops auction of farmers’ property
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Announcing certain relief measures for the small farmers, Finance Minister, Syed Naveed Qamar said that government has withheld auction or sale of small farmers’ properties whose loans through ZTBL have become over due. He was talking to a group of MNAs who called on him to discuss proposals regarding relief to the agriculture sector. [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan seeks Italian cooperation to develop agri sector
Monday, June 2, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government is focusing on improving the agriculture sector to overcome the food shortage and it seeks Italian cooperation to develop a mechanized agriculture in the country. He was talking to an Italian delegation headed by Giuseppe Vegas, Minister of State for Economic and Finance, [...]
Continue reading...PM advisor for increase agri productivity
Thursday, May 22, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan economy so efforts should be made to increase the productivity of agriculture sector on priority basis so that full potential of this very important sector is utilized. This was said by Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo Advisor to Prime Minister on Industries and Production while chairing 4th Board [...]
Continue reading...Food crisis in Pakistan
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The world’s financial experts have placed Pakistan on a list of 36 countries that face a serious food crisis, warning that if the situation worsens people may raid storage facilities for food. Like rest of the world Pakistan is also facing food crisis, and it has two sides; one is unavailability of edibles and second [...]
Continue reading...Govt. warns hoarders of wheat confiscation
Saturday, May 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The government has warned the wheat hoarders to offer their wheat by Monday (May 19) to the public sector procurement agencies; otherwise their stocks will be confiscated. A detailed briefing on current wheat situation was given to the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock(MINFAL) Mr. Nazar Muhammad Gondal by the Ministry of Food, [...]
Continue reading...Promotion of Agriculture, Manufacturing sectors
Monday, May 12, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that promotion of agriculture and manufacturing sectors are the top priorities of the government for sustainable growth. Addressing National Pre-Budget seminar arranged by Federal Bureau of Revenue in collaboration with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, he said present government is fully aware of [...]
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