Pakistan, Japan agree to further enhance trade relations
Pakistan and Japan on Thursday agreed for further enhancing bilateral trade, particularly trade in agriculture produces, besides enhancing mutual cooperation to benefit from expertise and knowledge for the welfare of the people of both the countries
Published on: 21/01/2022Category:
Pakistan to get Basmati rice hybrid seeds
Pakistani growers are set to get hybrid seeds of the famous Basmati rice soon with the help of China, a prominent rice grower revealed.
Published on: 11/01/2022Category:
Hybrid rice seeds availability likely in three years
ISLAMABAD: Shahzad Ali Malik, chief executive officer of Guard Agri and Guard Group of Companies director, claimed that the growers of the basmati rice are likely to get the much-awaited hybrid seeds in the next two to three years.
Published on: 10/01/2022Category:
Pakistan posts record rice production
Pakistan harvested a record rice crop of 8.9 million tonnes in the 2021-22 marketing year, up from 8.4 million tonnes the prior year, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Published on: 08/01/2022Category:
Reap urges govt to devise strategy
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) has suggested the government to devise a strategy that allows export of maximum 20 percent empty containers aimed at ensuring availability of containers for export to Pakistan.
Published on: 03/01/2022Category:
Workers spreading the rice crop for drying at a rice warehouse
The federal government has decided to grant industry status to rice processing mills to boost the commodity’s exports and solve other problems, sources said on Tuesday.
Published on: 29/12/2021Category:
Surplus rice to be exported in new international markets
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said on Monday that surplus stock of rice would be exported and new markets were being explored globally. The
Published on: 28/12/2021Category:
REAP to file reasoned statement against India’s GI claim of Basmati
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) is preparing to initiate second step against the India’s claim on Geographical Indicator (GI) of Basmati and will file a reasoned statement, within 60 days as required. REAP is fighting the battle against India’s claim on geographical indicator of Basmati in EU.
Published on: 24/12/2021Category:
Cabinet allots B141bn for rice, rubber
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a combined 141 billion baht to support an income guarantee scheme for rice and rubber farmers in the 2021-22 season. According to government spokesman Thanakorn
Published on: 24/12/2021Category: