Against the background of lower exports owing to geopolitics and the climate change challenge, B- and C-grade mangoes account for a much larger share of this year’s crop than premium A-grade fruit.
Published13 Jul, 202606:58am
Unless agriculture is restored to the centre of fiscal planning, Pakistan risks undermining its food security as well as its economic future.
Updated08 Jun, 202607:52am
Locally sourced produce often suffers from inconsistent quality, uncertain supply, and daily price fluctuations, creating significant operational uncertainty for processors.
Published01 Jun, 202608:02am
Pakistan’s agriculture sector possesses sufficient potential to feed the country’s population with its existing resources; the core problem lies in misplaced priorities.
Published18 May, 202607:45am
As prices recover and farmers begin to receive better returns, the government is resorting to measures that run counter to market economy and deregulation principles.
Updated04 May, 202607:45am
The rapid shift towards capital-intensive harvesting is transferring income from small farmers and labourers to machinery service providers, further widening the rich-poor gap.
Published27 Apr, 202608:42am
With high fertiliser prices, additional input costs tend to outweigh incremental returns, which in turn leads to a decline in...
Published06 Apr, 202608:38am
Even if RLNG-based plants were to shut down, existing urea stocks, along with ongoing local production, are likely sufficient for the upcoming Kharif season.
Published30 Mar, 202609:35am
In view of the evolving landscape of the agriculture sector, Pakistan is in dire need of the right technologies to enhance its agricultural resilience.
Updated16 Mar, 202610:12am
Destroying mature crops in the face of overproduction or a weak market is a waste of the country’s resources and a clear sign of systemic failure.
Updated09 Feb, 202608:02am
Potato sector stands as a classic example of policy and planning failures in the agriculture sector that result in the waste of the country’s precious resources.
Updated02 Feb, 202608:09am
The country must move from its focus on improving yields to growing a wide range of high-value crops with comparative advantages.
Updated19 Jan, 202607:50am
The suspension of exports has slashed farm-gate citrus prices by 50–80pc, while the inability to export potatoes is triggering a market crash.
Published05 Jan, 202607:32am
An underwhelming seed sector, water insecurity and a narrow agri export market will pose challenges to the sector in the coming
Published29 Dec, 202505:56am
