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 […]
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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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PAC teamed up with local and international partners to develop a reliable crop insurance solution for Pakistan’s small farmers using satellite imaging and rapid data collection. PAC successfully piloted this solution during the wheat season (2021-22) by insuring farmer loans of HBL and Bank of Punjab which led to insurance payments for farmers affected by the heatwave of 2022. Two payouts
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Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) incorporated a company called Mehrgarh Kasht Private Limited (MKPL) to produce low-trash, high-quality cotton through large-scale, mechanized cultivation with full traceability of each bale and meeting the specifications required by the textileindustry. MKPL was able to meet its primarily goals of sustainable & traceable cotton by obtaining Better Cotton Initative Certification
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A joint policy agenda had been developed by PAC with Pakistan Business Council (PBC), an advocacy forum established by the leading corporate groups in Pakistan. A proposal was submitted by PAC for a collaboration to write papers on six key topics identified and conduct advocacy with PBC. In response, PBC chose to sign an MOU
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In collaboration with multiple stakeholders which include the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan, USAID, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank), PAC has spearheaded efforts to launch an Electronic Warehouse Receipts regime in Pakistan. In support of these efforts, PAC assembled a consortium of leading
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Established by 20 of Pakistan’s leading business groups, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) is a non-profit organization, that aims to transform Pakistan’s agriculture sector.
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