8th August, 2011
Food policies no more under federal control
ISLAMABAD: With the devolution of the ministry of food and agriculture to the provinces, Pakistan has become perhaps the only country in the world with…
17th April, 2011
Hopes of bumper wheat crop marred in Sindh
KARACHI: Although the Sindh Food Department claims to have started wheat procurement last week in the province, the growers have complained of unavailability of the…
8th April, 2011
Pakistan sees at least 25 mln T wheat from 2010/11 crop
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to produce at least 25 million tonnes of wheat in its 2010/11 crop, Finance Minister Hafiz Shaikh said on Friday, higher…
31st March, 2011
Wheat procurement delay hurts farmers in Sindh
KARACHI: Despite passage of the Sindh Food Department’s deadline, wheat buying activity has not started in most of the wheat growing districts of the province…
18th January, 2011
Pakistan wheat output to allow exports -farmers
"Pakistan's wheat harvest from the 2010/11 crop is expected to be as much as 23.5 million tonnes."
27th October, 2010
UN starts wheat aid to 500,000 Pakistani farmers
ROME: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation said it had begun large-scale distribution of wheat seed in Pakistan to 500,000 farming families affected by catastrophic…