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Khalid Saeed Wattoo

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Enhancing wheat storage

In Pakistan, as the harvesting season unfolds for major crops like wheat, rice, maize, cotton, and oilseeds, market dynamics invariably lead prices to...

20.05.2024 50

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Pakistan’s rice-water dilemma

Pakistan is grappling with a dilemma. While striving to boost its rice exports to alleviate the country’s current account deficit, it faces the...

13.05.2024 80

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Wheat’s tricky procurement

The ongoing protests by farmers against the government’s wheat procurement policy have triggered a debate. Some question why the government persists...

06.05.2024 30

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In a food-insecure country, farmers deliberately destroy hundreds of thousands of tonnes of crop

Food loss and waste are emerging as a new global challenge with far-reaching implications. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

29.04.2024 30

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ANALYSIS: Fruits production on a downward spiral

To begin with, we must acknowledge two indisputable facts that encompass our daily diet and Pakistan’s agricultural landscape. First, fruits are an...

22.04.2024 10

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Tone-deaf policies and changing cropping patterns

Pakistan’s agriculture sector is witnessing a notable change in cropping patterns, driven by a complex interplay of various factors, including...

08.04.2024 20

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AI in agriculture

Pakistan desperately needs to enhance the production and supply of quality food at affordable prices to meet the growing food demand driven by the...

22.01.2024 90

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Using SIFC to develop agriculture sector

Pakistan is in dire need of foreign direct investment (FDI) to improve its foreign exchange reserves and to bridge the investment gap the country is...

02.10.2023 30

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Energy security through biofuels

Undoubtedly, energy security — the uninterrupted availability of energy at affordable prices — has emerged as one of the utmost pressing concerns...

18.09.2023 20

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