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agriculture
Every story Skardu Times has filed on agriculture, newest first.
Punjab crop-fire detections 4.2 times Indian Punjab's, satellite data shows
Okara, Gujranwala and Nankana Sahib alone logged more hotspots than all of Indian Punjab, as Lahore's air quality index reached 232.
Sahiwal books 294 farmers for water theft in five months
The Lower Bari Doab Canal executive engineer says the provincial government ordered strict action, while Bahawalpur's deputy commissioner has separately ordered joint field operations against canal water theft.
Pakistan, China agree Green Channel at Sost-Khunjerab for farm trade
The online ceremony at FBR headquarters covered customs clearance for agricultural and allied products, but no start date or product list was announced.
Aurangzeb presses banks to speed SME and farm loan disbursements
A finance ministry review shows Rs8.674bn approved under the Zarkhez-e farm loan scheme but only about Rs2.34bn actually disbursed to small farmers.
State Bank eases bank credit for small firms and farmers
Banks may now route SME and farm loans through microfinance and non-bank lenders acting as agents, with per-borrower ceilings of up to Rs5 million.
Four SAU Tandojam researchers named among world's top 2% scientists
Sindh Agriculture University honoured the four at a Senate Hall ceremony, as APP reported 45 NUST researchers on the same Stanford–Elsevier list.
Pakistan signs MoU with Denmark's ICARS to curb poultry antibiotic use
The three-year project, led by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, will test organic acids as an antibiotic substitute on 30 poultry farms.
Maryam Nawaz unveils ten-point package for Punjab farmers
Zero-markup loans up to Rs10 million, a dedicated Apna Kisan Bank and assured wheat procurement at Rs4,500 head the announcements made to farmer representatives.
UN food agency calls Sindh water management complicated, urges resource audit
The FAO report asks Sindh to account for rainfall, groundwater, canal diversions, lakes and reservoirs, and says the province's Crop Reporting Service needs improvement.
Punjab tests satellite-guided irrigation across 13.3 million kanals
The ADB-backed module advises canal managers on water releases using satellite crop-deficit estimates, and its third phase closed at a LUMS workshop.
Reports put Balochistan's share of farm loans between 1.1pc and 4.56pc
Two outlets give sharply different figures for the province's slice of agricultural credit, with Punjab taking more than 83 per cent in both accounts.
Government fixes wheat price at Rs4,500 after IMF consultation
Food security minister Rana Tanveer Hussain says provinces agreed to the support price and 1.3 million tonnes of PASSCO stocks have already gone to them.
Cotton output down 60 percent in a decade, ginners' chief says
Dunya News and the Daily Times both carried the figure, but neither report gave the current crop size or the year the comparison starts from.
Gilgit-Baltistan launches subsidised wheat seed scheme for farmers
Certified seed will be sold at half price through a new online portal under a programme the agriculture secretary says will cost about Rs140 million.
Water shortfall shadows Sindh Rabi sowing as farmers turn to oilseeds
Irsa has forecast a 22 percent irrigation shortfall for the season, while Pakistan's palm oil import bill reached a record $3.78 billion in FY26.
FAO says Pakistan's food supply misses its own dietary guidelines
A policy brief finds vegetables, fruits, pulses and tubers in short supply while cereals and sugar exceed requirements, with over 60 per cent of Pakistanis unable to afford a healthy diet.
Sugar millers demand full deregulation and export clearance
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association says current rules hurt growers and mills, with more surplus expected from the next crop.
Africa House Pakistan, Rwanda export board sign coffee trade MoU
The memorandum was signed at the headquarters of Rwanda's National Agricultural Export Development Board in Kigali and is the first of its kind between the two sides.
Farmers leader demands fair prices as wheat policy awaited
Pakistan Kisan Ittehad chairman Khalid Khokhar says Punjab has planted 16 percent more sugarcane and warns growers will reduce cultivation without government support.
Punjab ramps up measures to curb rice residue burning
Agriculture minister says 177 control rooms are monitoring smog and 10,000 super-seeders are being subsidised for farmers.
Heat cuts Punjab cotton seed germination to nearly 30 percent
Cotton Ginners Forum says high temperatures opened bolls early and threatened certified seed supply for coming season.
Mango growers along Chenab belt face replanting challenge after 2025 floods
The Associated Press of Pakistan reports that floods destroyed large numbers of mango trees across a 380-kilometre riverine belt from Chiniot to Head Panjnad, threatening future production.
Punjab launches fourth Green Tractor phase, opens fifth portal
The programme will distribute 19,500 subsidised tractors to farmers in the current fiscal year through digital balloting and a new application round.
EU backs climate-resilient agriculture in Gilgit-Baltistan
Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis announced the backing at the launch of a proposed new agriculture policy in Gilgit on September 23.
PM Shehbaz Sharif meets Bill Gates in New York
The prime minister thanked the Gates Foundation for its support and invited Bill Gates to visit Pakistan soon.
Shehbaz, Gates discuss agri-tech and AI cooperation
Meeting on sidelines of UNGA in New York covered polio eradication, public health, agriculture and digital innovation.
TCP finalises 365,000-tonne wheat import deals
Profit by Pakistan Today reported the contracts, while UkrAgroConsult said high import prices could support the domestic wheat market.
Recipe reported to reduce water use for Sindh's thirstiest crop
Dawn and Asia News Network carry reports on the method, but their headlines did not name the crop or the water savings achieved.
Textile exports hold at $18bn as cotton crop shrinks
Pakistan Today and Bloom Pakistan report a widening gap between the $18 billion textile export sector and a declining domestic cotton crop.