Dossier
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad
Coverage of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad in the Nexus archive.
- 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.