Survey Report of South Asia Partnership Pakistan and Punjab Lok Sujag
May 23, 2009 DailyTimes
ISLAMABAD: As the private sector is not interested in the procurement process of wheat due to higher price of Rs 950 per 40 kg fixed by the government, about two million tonnes of wheat was still available with the farmers for sale.
This [...]
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23 May
2 million tonnes of wheat to rot in fields: survey
23 May
Wheat still available in market
Survey conducted by South Asia Partnership and Punjab Lok Sujag
Saturday, May 23, 2009
By The News Correspondent
LAHORE
A SURVEY has showed that a huge amount of wheat is still available with farmers that the government or the private sector is yet to purchase.
The survey conducted by South Asia Partnership and Punjab Lok Sujag said that even if [...]
23 May
War-struck wheat crops
Dawn May 23, 2009
Farmers in Pakistan’s northwest were preparing for a bumper harvest when a punishing military assault against Taliban fighters sent them fleeing their homes. They fear hardship and hunger as crops spoil in untended fields, with aid agencies warning that it could take years for farmers to recover. Aerial bombardments, shelling and fierce [...]
23 May
Farmers helpless as crops rot in conflict areas
May 23, 2009 (Dawn)
YAR HUSSAIN CAMP (Swabi), May 22: Farmers in the country’s northwest were preparing for a bumper harvest when a military assault against the Taliban sent them fleeing their homes.
They fear hardship and hunger as crops spoil in untended fields, with aid agencies warning that it could take years for farmers to [...]
23 May
Trading remains dull at cotton market
Daily Times May 23, 2009
KARACHI: Trading remained dull at the Karachi cotton market on Friday while the spot rate and physical prices were strong.
The spot rate of KCA stayed stable at Rs 3,700 per maund and due to raw quality of the produce, the leading buyers remained reluctant to go for long-term deals, a trader [...]
23 May
Farmers to get subsidy on urea: minister
Saturday, May 23, 2009
By The News Correspondent
LAHORE
THE subsidy on urea fertilizer will be provided to farmers on all costs and the fertilizer hoarders will be dealt with an iron hand.
This was stated by Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh while presiding a meeting at the committee room of the Punjab Agriculture Research Board on Friday. The [...]
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