Report highlighting plight of agriculture workers in Sindh launched
July 17, 2021
Labour and rights activists on Friday demanded of the Sindh government to implement laws pertaining to the rights of agriculture workers, including Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 2015 and the Sindh Tenancy Act 1950.
Addressing the launch ceremony of ‘The State of Peasants’ Rights in Sindh 2020 report, prepared by the Hari Welfare Association (HWA), at the Karachi Press Club, the speakers expressed their concerns over the plight of agriculture workers, who were facing social and economic exclusion, expulsion from the agriculture fields where they worked and the non-payment of their dues by influential landlords.
Import contracts for 500,000 cotton bales finalised
July 11, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistan has finalised import contracts of 500,000 cotton bales to reduce gap in demand and supply with prices in the domestic market seen increasing, traders said on Saturday.
During the outgoing week, Pakistan remained the top importer with 24,000 bales, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Cotton prices increased in Brazil, Central Asia and India, it said in a weekly report.
During the outgoing week, prices of cotton remained at Rs13,250 to Rs13,350 per maund in Sindh. Seed-cotton was available at Rs5,800 to Rs6,000 per 40-kg in the province. Cotton fetched Rs13,500 to Rs13,800 per maund in the Punjab where seed-cotton was available at Rs6,000 to Rs6,700 per 40-kg, which is a record price during these days. Cotton price in Balochistan remained at Rs13,350 to Rs13,400 per maund.
Sindh demands judicial probe into water shortage
Provincial agriculture minister blames Centre for destroying farming
PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
A sitting Sindh minister demanded on Friday a judicial inquiry into the provision of less water to the province than its allotted quota by the Indus River System Authority (Irsa), which led to water shortage there.
Provincial Agriculture Minister Ismail Rahu, while Addressing a press conference at Sindh House in Islamabad, held the federal government responsible for committing for “such a great injustice to Sindh” and for the “destruction of the agriculture” in the province.
“A judicial inquiry should be held into the issue of provision of less water to Sindh. Water is not being released to Sindh even for the early kharif season,” Rahu told reporters. “It’s a great injustice to Sindh but the prime minister is silent,” he added.
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KARACHI: Despite ongoing stockpiling of the new cotton crop, Pakistani mills have entered into import orders of around 300,000 bales, raising questions regarding the crop in the country.So far,.