Khalid Saeed Wattoo
Indigenous crops like maize and sugarcane can offer promising opportunities if their production and recovery rates are increased.
Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:08am
Food loss at various stages in the mango value chain exceeds 35pc, while in the tomato value chain it is even higher.
Published 14 Aug, 2023 07:39am
Farmers will have no other option but to increase mechanisation to cope with the adverse effects of climate change.
Published 07 Aug, 2023 08:35am
Farmers now prefer selling their produce to traders/agents at the farm gate or directly to processors.
Published 10 Jul, 2023 07:13am
Currency devaluation has increased crop production costs due to price hikes in agricultural inputs.
Published 03 Jul, 2023 07:15am
The scattered regulatory approach to reduce food loss and waste can’t yield tangible results
Published 05 Jun, 2023 07:06am
Country’s per capita availability of arable land has decreased from 0.65 hectares in 1961 to just 0.14 hectares in 2020.
Published 22 May, 2023 07:03am
Govt should announce MSP for at least those crops where Pakistan has a comparative advantage along with sizable local production.
Updated 15 May, 2023 09:50am
People with disposable cash are now storing produce, considering it a relatively low-risk income-generating activity.
Published 01 May, 2023 08:23am
Mixing 10pc maize flour with wheat flour would lower prices and decrease the balance of payment deficit.
Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:04am
Huge resource transfers caused by implicit taxes have adversely affected farmers’ income.
Updated 03 Apr, 2023 11:07am
With greater use of technology, the sector is becoming more capital-intensive, inevitably demanding trained labour.
Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:12am
In Pakistan, a clear consensus does exist amongst relevant stakeholders for making necessary changes to the agriculture system.
Published 30 Jan, 2023 08:10am
In Pakistan, the average farm size has steadily declined from 5.3 hectares in 1971 to 2.6 hectares in 2010
Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:33am
In 1961, per capita arable land availability was 0.66 hectares, which has now drastically decreased to 0.14 hectares.
Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:44am
Its widespread adoption may help achieve food self-sufficiency and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle.
Updated 19 Dec, 2022 09:09am
Consumers demand a comprehensive policy and effective regulatory framework for GM crops that can ensure public health.
Updated 12 Dec, 2022 08:55am
Pakistan’s local production of garlic meets only two-thirds of its domestic needs.
Updated 28 Nov, 2022 09:40am
An institutional mechanism is needed that should periodically evaluate fertilisers’ share in the overall production cost of crops.
Updated 21 Nov, 2022 09:06am
Pakistan produces around 14m tonnes of biomass from rice crops, most of which is burnt
Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:35am
