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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 …

Area Yield Index Insurance scheme proposed by PAC leads to heat wave payout Read More »

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 …

Building momentum for a major upgrade of crop insurance for Pakistan’s farmers Read More »

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, …

Agriculture can wipe out trade deficit: PAC agri investment conference told Read More »

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 …

First loans to farmers with crop as collateral disbursed Read More »

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 …

Farm machinery demonstrations held for rice farmers in Thatta and Badin, Sindh Read More »

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 …

The Minister of Agriculture, Supply and Prices of Sindh invites REAP and PAC to present their program of doubling Pakistan’s rice exports Read More »

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 …

President Arif Alvi invites PAC to present on ongoing PAC projects Read More »

Mr. Arif Nadeem and Mr. Kazim Saeed shared the latest progress, led by Pakistan Agricultural Coalition, in launching the warehouse receipts regime in Pakistan to Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs in Islamabad. The meeting was also attended by Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) …

Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh welcomes PAC efforts in launching the warehouse receipts financing regime, promises full support Read More »

February 28, 2020: Karachi Business Recorder sat down with Mr. Arif Nadeem in his capacity as CEO of Pakistan Agricultural Coalition, a private-sector led not-for-profit, focused on improving agricultural productivity and farming incomes by bringing in tech-driven, entrepreneurial solutions. Following are the edited excerpts of the conversation: BR Research: Distortions in produce markets is often …

PAC CEO, Arif Nadeem, discusses key policy reforms to transform Pakistan’s agriculture sector in an exclusive interview with Business Recorder Read More »

Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC), led by Project Development Specialist, Mr. Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraff, organized the “Training of Trainers on Precision Land Leveling, Ploughing and Mechanized Paddy Cultivation” for SEMRY/PULCI/MINEPAT technical staff from Cameroon in Pakistan. This 23-days intensive capacity building program was conducted during 1st-23rd November 2019 that comprised of three modules. The first module included classroom …

PAC conducts Training of Trainers from Cameroon on Precision Land Leveling, Ploughing and Mechanized Paddy Cultivation Read More »