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,
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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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Climate impacts and biological threats are increasingly affecting Pakistan’s agriculture, leaving farmers vulnerable to significant financial losses. Pakistan Agricultural Coalition has led the development of a robust crop insurance model, Area-Yield Index Insurance, with the participation of local and international insurance and insuretech firms. PAC successfully piloted this solution over three seasons in three different
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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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Pakistan’s current wholesale markets are ill-equipped to preserve quality. This negatively impacts farmer profitability. The quality of the product is not preserved as the traditional markets lack the appropriate infrastructure and expertise. The electronic warehouse receipts-based financing regime (EWR) preserves crop quality, reduces post-harvest losses and increases Pakistan’s exportable surpluses. Under a warehouse receipts-based financing
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In collaboration with Pakistan’s largest rice exporters (Garibsons, Conwill Pakistan, MM Commodities, RBI) and leading agri-chemicals provider Jaffer Agro Services, PAC piloted a mechanised rice farming service where farmers are offered a mechanised seeding & transplantation service, and mechanised harvesting service. PAC is currently advising the Government of Punjab and Sindh on how to promote farm machinery
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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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