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Mr. Kashif Umar Thanvi, Board Member at Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC), and Chairperson of the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL), recently spoke with Business Recorder about how NCGCL is working to unlock access to finance for underserved sectors. He outlines the company’s strategy to tackle deep-rooted institutional risk aversion in Pakistan’s credit markets — […]

Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) is proud to announce the formal launch of the Pakistan Agri-Connections Forum, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Mr. Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry, Federal Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFSR), and Kazim Saeed, CEO of PAC. This groundbreaking initiative aims to drive transformative progress

Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) is proud to announce a major milestone in its mission to empower farmers: the Chief Minister Punjab has unveiled a comprehensive wheat package on 14th April, 2025, and PAC’s Electronic Warehouse Receipts (EWR) program is a core component of this groundbreaking initiative. This development marks a significant step forward in improving

Mr. Kazim Saeed, CEO of Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC), was invited to speak at the prestigious Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Annual Conference 2024. In his address, Mr. Kazim Saeed emphasized that farmers are acutely aware of the impacts of climate change and are already experiencing its effects firsthand. Additionally, he discussed the growing international

The State of Pakistan’s Agriculture 2024 report was jointly published by Pakistan Business Council and Pakistan Agricultural Coalition on Thursday, 26th December 2024. National Foods graciously agreed to host this event at their Corporate Office Auditorium. This report features ten in-depth case studies of projects by leading industry players in all major segments of agriculture.

Pakistan Agricultural Coalition CEO Mr. Kazim Saeed, a renowned author and expert in public policy, has recently shared his insights on the future of Pakistan’s agriculture sector in a feature for the Jinnah Institute. His article highlights key challenges and opportunities that will shape the sector in 2025. From wheat sector reforms to the liberalization

Agriculture is now center stage as the sector that can help salvage the economy by wiping out Pakistan’s trade deficit, said former Governor State Bank Syed Salim Raza. Leading corporates, business houses, and financial institutions congregated at Pakistan Agricultural Coalition’s inaugural Agri-Connections 2023 conference and exhibition which was attended by over 275 leaders of industry,

In the Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) scheme proposed by Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC), if average area yields drop below 70% of the historical yield in an area, then farmers are entitled to insurance payouts. Unlike the government offered Crop Loan Insurance Scheme (CLIS), this type of insurance offers a much wider coverage including triggers

Based on the success of the wheat pilot spearheaded by PAC with HBL, Bank of Punjab, TPL Insurance, SCOR of France, and PAC’s insurtech partner Pula Advisors of Switzerland, PAC has been building up the momentum on a significant upgrade of crop insurance in Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2022 floods. HBL and Bank