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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 […]

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

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.

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

KARACHI: The first-ever loans by a leading Pakistani bank to farmers with crop as collateral have been disbursed in the Muridke area of district Sheikhupura.The loans were disbursed after an effort by the non-profit Pakistan Agricultural Coalition.The bank disbursed loans worth Rs3.7 million against 185 tonnes of wheat to two farmers.The wheat was placed in

Garibsons Consortium organized two demonstrations, attended by over 400 farmers in Gharo (Thatta) and Golarchi (Badin), to demonstrate their newly imported rice nursery sowing and transplanting machines.Garibsons Consortium led by Garibsons Pvt. Ltd., Conwill Pakistan, RB International and INB along with Jaffer Agro Services Pvt. Ltd., has procured the required machinery and trained personnel to

Mr. Safder Mehkri and senior members of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) along with Mr. Syed Hamid Raza and Mr. Zulfiqar Ali from PAC presented the REAP-PAC program of doubling rice exports by 2023 to the Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Supply and Prices, Sindh.The REAP-PAC program consists of key on-farm interventions such as provision

Mr. Arif Nadeem. Mr. Kazim Saeed, Mr. Raashid Anwar and Mr. Naushad Zuberi from PAC along with some of Pakistan’s leading business leaders were invited by His Excellency, President Arif Alvi at President House to update his Excellency on ongoing PAC projects.President Alvi was greatly impressed to learn about the pioneering work being pursued by