Finance

Formation of the Collateral Management Company on Warehouse-receipts-based financing

The agri-financing regime based on electronic warehouse receipts (eWHRs) was launched in Pakistan’s agriculture sector after preparations and pilots have brought the regime to full readiness. The regime will not only bring financial access to farmers but also create strong incentives for crop testing, grading, and standardization, proper storage, reduction in post-harvest losses, and preservation …

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Promoting Investment and Farmer Participation in Pakistan’s eWHR Regime

Key to the success of the eWHR regime is widespread investment in near farm storages and agri warehouses which will participate in the regime. All of the facilities which have applied to Naymat for accreditation to date are mills given that the majority of Pakistan’s silo capacity lies within them. Many private sector players have …

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Satellite Based Crop Estimation: Red Chilli in District Umerkot, Sindh and Adjoining Areas

The incomplete, unreliable, untimely and often scattered data about a crop’s area, yield and production have been a limiting factor in documenting and, subsequently, improving agricultural productivity. This results in losses at various levels, from farmers suffering as they are forced to sell their crop at prices based on speculation to larger players such as …

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