UN alerts worsening drought endangering Afghanistan's food security

Aug 04, 2025

OCHA stated that reduced rainfall and dry soil conditions have significantly impacted rain-fed wheat production and placed livestock at serious risk due to fodder...

PoK: Talibanisation of oppressed people

Mar 09, 2023

For almost three years now, protests against load shedding, shortages of wheat and water, increased progressive taxation and land grab by Pakistan military has...

Flawed policies threaten Pakistan's wheat security as Punjab blocks seed supply

Oct 23, 2025

Punjab's seed producers, supplying nearly 90% of Pakistan's seeds, warned that government restrictions on wheat seed distribution could trigger an agricultural crisis. The Seed...

Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis after floods

Sep 21, 2025

Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on...

Israel takes steps to replace grain production lost due to war in Gaza

Nov 22, 2023

In order to prevent grain shortages and to restore Israel's agriculture, Israel's Ministry of Agriculture allocated 9 million Shekels (USD 2.5 million) for sowing...

Lebanese wheat farmers struggle to sustain livelihoods in spiraling inflation

Jun 19, 2022

Beirut [Lebanon], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Crop harvesters are busy reaping the sprawling wheat fields in eastern and southern Lebanon, marking the start of this...