In collaboration with Pakistan’s largest rice exporters (Garibsons, Conwill Pakistan, MM Commodities, RBI) and leading agri-chemicals provider Jaffer Agro Services, PAC has piloted a mechanised rice farming service where farmers are offered a mechanised seeding & transplantation service, and mechanised harvesting service. This service is currently being scaled up under the banner of a company called Khushhaal Kissan. PAC …
Rice accounts for nearly ten percent of Pakistan’s exports. Out of Pakistan’s exports of $23.2 billion in FY18, rice exports were $2 billion. Yet our rice yields are below global average at 39 maunds per acre. Therefore, improving farm productivity and cutting post-harvest losses (15-20%) present an opportunity for significantly increasing rice exports over the …
Farmers’ access to formal sector credit is highly constrained and they are mostly stuck with lenders from the informal sector who charge exorbitant interest rates. A key reason for constrained agri-lending is the use of farmers’ land as collateral by banks. PAC has successfully piloted a business model for lending against crop (not land) as …
Agri-collateral management pilot through e-warehouse receipts Read More »
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 …
Pakistan’s current wholesale markets inadequately serve those who are interested in high-quality produce grown to specifications. The quality of the product is not preserved as the traditional markets lack the appropriate infrastructure and expertise. Non-transparent pricing is the norm because of the concentration of market power among certain intermediaries. The market mechanism does not reward …
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A vibrant seed industry is central to harnessing the growth potential of agriculture. Pakistan’s seed industry is in disarray, where no significant investment is being made by the private sector in research and development for the field crops due to Pakistan’s poor IPR regime. PAC evaluated the options for addressing this problem and concluded that, …
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.