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
As Pakistan continues to grapple with flooding, unmanaged excess surface water could be used to recharge over stressed aquifers using existing, abandoned canal infrastructure.
Published16 Feb, 202607:51am
As Pakistan continues to grapple with flooding, unmanaged excess surface water could be used to recharge over stressed aquifers using existing, abandoned canal infrastructure.
Updated16 Feb, 202611:25am
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
The weak sanitary and phytosanitary standards Pakistan abided by to export agricultural products to Afghanistan have made farmers complacent and incapable of producing quality crops that may be traded elsewhere.
Updated22 Dec, 202511:12am
Potato farmers' survival hinges on reopening of Afghan border, since traditional agriculture sector ill-equipped to explore new international markets.
Updated01 Dec, 202508:44am
