MoU signed to sell PU hybrid rice variety

Punjab University has signed an agreement with Pesticon Seeds for commercialisation of hybrid rice…
Fruit export earnings jump 93% in 10 years as volumes swing widely

Receipts rise from Rs44.6bn in 2015-16 to Rs86bn in 2024-25; peak value of Rs97.1bn recorded last year despite…
Pakistan Earns $40 Million from Kinnow Exports in 45 Days

Pakistan earned around $40 million from kinnow exports within just 45 days, even after the closure of the Afghan…
Pakistan targets $110 million from kinnow exports as new season begins with 6,000 tons shipped

Bumper production of 2.7 million tons expected, but exporters warn outdated varieties and costly trade routes…
TCP issues tender to supply 100,000 tons of rice to Bangladesh

Price bids due Nov 28 as Dhaka continues import tenders to stabilise markets…
Pakistan seeks to buy 100,000 tonnes of rice for supply to Bangladesh

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued a tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of rice for supply to…
Pakistan wins major basmati trademark case as New Zealand court rejects India’s appeal

Court upholds ruling that basmati is grown in both Pakistan and India, dismisses India’s bid for exclusive…
Pakistan eyes new agricultural, food export opportunities in China

Five key products currently dominate exports; new protocols for maize and poultry underway…
PU-786 Hybrid Rice Becomes a Success Story of China-Pakistan Agricultural Cooperation

Pakistan’s first Honglian hybrid rice variety, PU-786, jointly developed by Punjab University (PU) and Wuhan…
Punjab sugarcane yields surpass global average at 745 maunds per acre

New FDP-254 variety promises over 2,000 maunds per acre and 12.77% sugar recovery rate…