Organized Financial Inclusion for Farmers: Crop Insurance
Crop insurance in Pakistan at the national level has not expanded beyond the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Crop Loan Insurance Program (CLIS) which provides
Sustainable and Traceable Cotton Cultivation
Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC) has incorporated a company called Mehrgarh Kasht Private Limited (MKPL) to produce low-trash, high-quality cotton through large-scale, mechanized cultivation with full
The State of Pakistan’s Agriculture Report 2023
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.
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
Farm Mechanization
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
First loans to farmers with crop as collateral disbursed
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