AreaPakistan

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date11/06/2021

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support, budgetary allocations

DescriptionAs part of its 2021–22 budgetary allocations, announced that in addition to support measures undertaken under the National Agriculture Emergency Program, it intended to destine PKR 2 billion (USD 11.7 million) towards increasing productivity levels of rice and other crops. Additional interventions would include a Locust Emergency and Food Security project, as well water infrastructure projects.

NotesExchange rate as of 15 October 2021.