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Karachi: (Tuesday, August 07, 2012) Pakistan and Iran, two cash starved neighbours have finally found out a solution for their depreciating foreign exchange reserves while keeping their usual trade volume unaffected. According to the sources, Iran will buy wheat from Pakistan in exchange of fertilizer and pig iron. By now, an agreement for purchase of […]
India is considering wheat exports to Iran, as New Delhi hopes to boost exports to the sanctions-hit nation to help settle part of its oil imports bill through a bilateral mechanism. An Iranian trade delegation will come to India next week to discuss wheat exports, the source added, without elaborating on the likely payment mechanism […]
Farmers urge Sindh government to launch an inquiry Monday, April 9, 2012: Farmers in Sindh have asked the provincial government to induct an inquiry, as to why there has been a delay in the procurement of wheat. The farmers are forced to sell their product in open market because of the negligence on part of […]
Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday hailed the just unveiled Pakistan’s first ever Zero Hunger Action Plan drafted by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research. While speaking to the media at the concluding session of the “National Workshop on Food Security in Pakistan” at a local hotel, Gilani said that […]
Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Last part Since food is prioritized, compromises are made on other basic needs, such as health and education. The assessment studies by various National, International, and UN agencies have identified a large number of unassisted people nationwide suffering after the unprecedented impact of […]
Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Part-2 Agriculture pointedly contributes to the food security and livelihoods of rural communities in Pakistan. However, flooding has deeply reduced the capacity for farming households to earn income as yields have dropped. This is exacerbated by poor quality inputs (seeds) and lack of […]
Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Part-1 A tsunamic deluge of monsoon rains threatened Pakistan once again, floods have affected another 7.4million people this year, while twenty million people are still struggling to cope with the devastation caused by last year’s calamity. The scale of the disaster and the […]
Rain-ravaged farmers in Sindh still waiting for emergency aid As the cultivation for wheat starts in the month of November, the rain-hit growers in the province of Sindh are desperately waiting for the earlier announced government aid to take off the cultivation process. The Government of Pakistan had announced emergency assistance to the rain-affected growers […]
2010 floods damaged 4403.5 hectares of Kahrif crops, Reports The devastating floods in 2010 damaged Kahrif crops on 4403.5 hectares area, Pakistan National Assembly was told during its last session. According to a survey conducted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), a total of 2.364 million hectares of Kharif crops were sown during 2010 […]
State of Food Insecurity in Pakistan The world economic recession over the past years and continued political tensions in recent weeks have exacerbated Pakistan’s national economy as well obscured the path of social development. The burden of overdue expenditure on military operations to contain militancy in the country has also hindered social development. This […]
