Rahema Hasan
Engaging in public-private partnerships could help contain the population crises.
Updated 25 Nov, 2024 10:34am
Government policies that keep prices of a particular crop too low may push farmers towards leaving their land unplanted.
Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:44am
About 26.3pc of married Pakistani women want to prevent pregnancy but lack access to family planning methods.
Updated 13 May, 2024 10:44am
Indigenous crops like maize and sugarcane can offer promising opportunities if their production and recovery rates are increased.
Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:08am
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
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
New private investment in the agriculture sector is a prerequisite for improving productivity and achieving food security.
Updated 31 Oct, 2022 08:46am
The changing landscape warrants a new agri extension model where a farmer can get advisory services from a service provider.
Published 24 Oct, 2022 08:29am
Allowing the export of basmati rice but restricting other varieties will earn revenue and maintain food supplies.
Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:43am
Keeping a record of vegetables sown and preventing oversupplying may be a more effective way to ensure fair prices than imports.
Published 19 Sep, 2022 09:56am
