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Farmers feel left out as budget sidelines agriculture
Farmers in Pakistan express anger and helplessness as the government budget overlooks agriculture, a sector contributing 25% of GDP and employing 33% of the workforce. The budget speech contains minimal references to agriculture, with no meaningful policy direction or allocations, despite rising production costs and market instability affecting farmers.
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