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Need for Development of Agriculture Policy in Pakistan

Agriculture continues to play a central role in the Pakistan’s economy with pivotal impact on the socio-economic set-up. It accounts for over 21% of GDP, while employing 45% of the country’s labor force.  Agriculture sector is also the primary supplier of raw materials to the downstream industry thereby contributing substantially to the country’s exports. In [...]

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Mobile Technology for Farmers in Pakistan

While mobile technology has made unprecedented impact on the lives of end consumers, the same technology is proven to show even greater impacts when integrated at the farthest end of the agriculture value chain that begins with Farmers. Farming in the developing countries, including South Asia has taken positive turns by employing improved methods such [...]

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Cynosure Consultants signs a contract with UNDP

Ms. Umm e Zia, the Managing Director of Cynosure Consultants, is on her visit to Myanmar to undertake the study for UNDP. UNDP wants to undertake a study of access to services for rural livelihoods, looking at four townships (Hakha, Nyaung Shwe, Labutta, Kyauktaw) to map: The relationship between households and markets (other villages, township [...]

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Cynosure Consultants Signs a Contract with Oxfam GB

Cynosure Consultants signed a consultancy contract with its client Oxfam GB Pakistan to undertake an impact assessment of EC Food Facility Project. The purpose of this assignment is to undertake an impact assessment that will focus on highlighting all changes as a result of this project intervention. The assessment will help to recognize and document [...]

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Ms. Umm e Zia, the Managing Director of Cynosure Consultants, visits Lakki Marwat

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Education Reform in Pakistan

Michael Barber Imagine Pakistan in the mid-21st century. Currently, it has 180 million people; by then it will have 340 million and, unlike India and China, its population will still be rising. It will be a young country while the rest of the world ages.  In one future, the opportunity this offers will be seized. [...]

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Army to Launch Education Project for Swat Children

MINGORA: The Pak Army in Swat district has planned to launch in the next couple of days a project ‘Swat to School’ for five to 16-year-old children. Talking to reporters on Monday, Swat Operation Commander Major General Javid Iqbal Ramday said the army was undertaking the mega educational initiative for the under-privileged children of Swat [...]

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Development of Aquaculture for Poverty Alleviation

By Hashim Abro In recent years, fisheries sector has played a significant role in the economic uplift of the people in rural Pakistan, particularly, southern Sindh, since it is a labour –intensive, swift-yielding sector which augments growth and also reduces the pervasive poverty. Around 1.5 million individual fishermen and family members thereby provide direct employment [...]

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Termination of Wheat Export Orders through Cross-Contamination

By Faraz Ali Ansari Unsafe loading and unloading of fertiliser and wheat at once at the congested marginal wharf at Port Qasim is resulting in the cross-contamination of edible and non-edible commodities. It is feared that if not stopped immediately this cross-contamination may result in termination of wheat export orders. Understandably, contamination if taking place [...]

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Pakistan to Join Moot on Food Security

ISLAMABAD: A high-level conference in Indonesia on March 11 will explore ways to ensure food security in the wake of changing weather pattern and its impact on agriculture output. “Food Security is significantly important for all of us and agricultural practices need to be updated in the context of the climatic changes,” said Mir Israrullah [...]

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