With the USAID intervention of $62 million (agriculture recovery project), the flood-affected areas across the country produces wheat crops worth $175 million.
A USAID expert told journalists Tuesday after devastated flood 2010, the USAID came out for the rescue of farmers in 22 flood affected districts in KPK, Punjab and Balochistan in rabbi season 2010-11.
Despite declaring agriculture as a priority sector of the country, the outreach of commercial banks credit facilities is restricted to only 1.95 million out of total 6.6 million farm households across the country, sources told Daily Times here on Friday.
The Pak-Tajik Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting wants to establish an energy hub and provide electricity to deficit countries, Federal Minister for water and power, Rajaz Pervez Ashraf, said here on Monday.
