seeds
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Sesamum seeds export to China rises 68% | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Pakistan’s sesamum seeds export to China crossed $10.10 million in the first two months of 2024, showing a growth of 68.11% year-on-year. Pakistan Embassy Investment and Trade Counsellor in Beijing Ghulam Qadir said that according to the General…
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Hybrid seeds to tackle shortage | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: If a butterfly flapping its wings can bring a storm across the ocean, then the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, known as the breadbaskets of the world, which account for nearly 30% of global wheat exports, has brought…
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Govt asked to remove sales tax on hybrid seeds | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Chairman Shahzad Ali Malik has urged the government to withdraw 17% sales tax on hybrid seeds for boosting agricultural production in order to ensure food security by increasing the per-acre output of…
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Chinese seeds to boost rice output | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Pakistan is a huge rice-growing country and its paddy area reached 3.3 million hectares in the year 2021. However, problems such as drought and salinity have made large arable land vacant, which has greatly affected its total rice…
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Taxes on seeds to disincentivise farmers | The Express Tribune
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[ad_1] LAHORE: The imposition of 17% sales tax on locally produced or imported seed coupled with 3% additional tax on unregistered seed firms will have a cumulative effect of 25% on farmers, said Pakistan Hi-tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) President…
