IMF Consulted Before Fixing Wheat Price, Says Rana Tanveer

IMF consulted before fixing wheat price, says Rana Tanveer

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on board before fixing the wheat price at Rs4,500 per maund, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the minister said the national wheat policy was formulated after nearly four decades to protect farmers’ interests and ensure food security. The minister, accompanied by Paki…

Wheat policy fixes price at Rs4,500

Minister rules out shortages, says 6MT to be held as strategic reserves; 1.3MT already released to provinces

Minister hopes farmers will increase wheat cultivation after price fixation

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has called the recent fixation of wheat price a balanced approach aimed at supporting farmers and boosting domestic production.

Minister calls recent wheat price fixation will support, encourage farmers

ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (DNA):The federal minister for National Food Security and Research (NFSR), Rana Tanveer Hussain, called the recent fixation of wheat prices a balanced approach aimed at supporting farmers and boosting domestic production. While talking to a private TV channel, he stressed that Pakistan, as an agriculture-based economy, needed to provide adequate support to […]