KARACHI, September 18, 2023: The SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP BSC) has launched the Agriculture Finance Literacy Program (AFLP) through a series of five workshops conducted nationwide. This flagship initiative, as recommended by the Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee, seeks to raise awareness among the farming community regarding available financial schemes and government-driven initiatives. AFLP stands…
KARACHI, February 25, 2021: With the result season in full swing at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, different businesses linked to the agricultural economy have shown strong financial performance, depicting improved farm economics and robust agricultural growth. Despite the COVID-19 and locust attack challenges, the total industry sales of urea were around 5.95 million tons in…
Islamabad, July 06, 2020: Pakistan’s agriculture sector, linked to the country’s social, economic and political system, is facing enormous problems and challenges and need concrete measures to develop this sector. Speakers at workshop urged the government to realize the enormity of the challenges facing agriculture and make efforts to overcome them to ensure food security…
Karachi, August 5, 2019: Commercial Banks are failed to achieve agricultural credit disbursement target for the last financial year (FY2019). Agricultural credit target achievements in FY 2018-19 Banks made disbursements of Rs 1,174 billion or 94 percent against the ambitious target of Rs 1,250 billion set by the for 2018-19. According to the State Bank…
Karachi, July 4, 2019: Emergency Agriculture Program by the Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research & Advisor to the Prime Minister on Agriculture Jehangir Tareen for uplifting the Agriculture sector by resolving the issues of the sector, All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters , Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) has welcomed this timely…