Agriculture
- Agricultural Loans
Agricultural Loans Detail Agricultural business is a lot of hard work. Reduce some financial strain with flexible financing specific to your needs. We offer short and intermediate term loans for operating expenses, machinery, equipment, and livestock...
- Sbp Enhances Per Acre Limits For Crops Financing
State Bank of Pakistan has enhanced per acre limits for major and minor crops, orchards and forestry. According to revised report on Indicative Credit Limits & List of Eligible Items for Agri Financing, under major corps, financing limits per acre...
- Us Launches New Mobile Project For Farmers, Fishermen In Kpk
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new pilot project to introduce mobile enabled advisory and financial services for peach and potato farmers and fishermen in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As a result...
- 'result-oriented Policies Needed To Boost Agriculture Sector'
September 04, 2013 Speakers at a consultation moot called for devising result-oriented policies to boost agriculture sector and ensure food security in the country. Addressing National Consultation organised by Society for Conservation and Protection...
- Diamer-bhasha Dam: Will Dar Be Able To Convince World Bank?
August 22, 2013 MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN The question whether or not Finance Min-ister Senator Ishaq Dar will be able to convince the World Bank to fund 4500MW Diamer-Bhasha Dam without a no-objection certificate (NOC) from India is currently under discussion...
Agriculture
Agriculture sector to be developed at grassroots level
August 29, 2013
Senior Joint Director, Agricultural Credit & Microfinance Department, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Mohammad Imaduddin has said that the central bank is conducting financial literacy and awareness programs at grass-root level to improve access of the farming community to finance. 
He expressed these views while inaugurating a one-day 'Farmers' Financial Literacy & Awareness programme on Agricultural Financing' in collaboration with Bank of Khyber at District Haripur on Wednesday. He said that the SBP's multi-pronged strategy to increase agricultural credit outreach includes mainstreaming of agriculture finance, removing policy and regulatory impediments, capacity building of commercial banks and information dissemination and awareness building campaigns for the farming community.
Highlighting the objectives of Farmers Financial Literacy & Awareness Program, he said that the program shows the commitment of the State Bank and the banking sector to develop the agriculture sector at grass root level. Besides, SBP Senior Joint Director Muhammad Imaduddin, BoK's EVP and Group Head Credits, Imran Samad, SBP Joint Director, Ikramullah Qadri, SBP Chief Manager Rawalpindi, Asad Shah, BOK Head Agricultural Credits, Gul Kiaz Khan, BOK Chief Manager Haripur Branch Malik Jehanzeb Khan, Head Agricultural Department University of Haripur, Dr Hakim Khan, members of social community, bankers and representatives of agricultural extension department and farming community also attended the program.
It may be pointed out that the State Bank of Pakistan in collaboration with SBP BSC & commercial/microfinance banks has launched a country-wide 'Farmers' Financial Literacy & Awareness program on Agricultural Financing' which is being conducted in the selected agriculture-intensive districts in all provinces of the country.
He expressed these views while inaugurating a one-day 'Farmers' Financial Literacy & Awareness programme on Agricultural Financing' in collaboration with Bank of Khyber at District Haripur on Wednesday. He said that the SBP's multi-pronged strategy to increase agricultural credit outreach includes mainstreaming of agriculture finance, removing policy and regulatory impediments, capacity building of commercial banks and information dissemination and awareness building campaigns for the farming community.
Highlighting the objectives of Farmers Financial Literacy & Awareness Program, he said that the program shows the commitment of the State Bank and the banking sector to develop the agriculture sector at grass root level. Besides, SBP Senior Joint Director Muhammad Imaduddin, BoK's EVP and Group Head Credits, Imran Samad, SBP Joint Director, Ikramullah Qadri, SBP Chief Manager Rawalpindi, Asad Shah, BOK Head Agricultural Credits, Gul Kiaz Khan, BOK Chief Manager Haripur Branch Malik Jehanzeb Khan, Head Agricultural Department University of Haripur, Dr Hakim Khan, members of social community, bankers and representatives of agricultural extension department and farming community also attended the program.
It may be pointed out that the State Bank of Pakistan in collaboration with SBP BSC & commercial/microfinance banks has launched a country-wide 'Farmers' Financial Literacy & Awareness program on Agricultural Financing' which is being conducted in the selected agriculture-intensive districts in all provinces of the country.
Source
- Agricultural Loans
Agricultural Loans Detail Agricultural business is a lot of hard work. Reduce some financial strain with flexible financing specific to your needs. We offer short and intermediate term loans for operating expenses, machinery, equipment, and livestock...
- Sbp Enhances Per Acre Limits For Crops Financing
State Bank of Pakistan has enhanced per acre limits for major and minor crops, orchards and forestry. According to revised report on Indicative Credit Limits & List of Eligible Items for Agri Financing, under major corps, financing limits per acre...
- Us Launches New Mobile Project For Farmers, Fishermen In Kpk
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new pilot project to introduce mobile enabled advisory and financial services for peach and potato farmers and fishermen in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As a result...
- 'result-oriented Policies Needed To Boost Agriculture Sector'
September 04, 2013 Speakers at a consultation moot called for devising result-oriented policies to boost agriculture sector and ensure food security in the country. Addressing National Consultation organised by Society for Conservation and Protection...
- Diamer-bhasha Dam: Will Dar Be Able To Convince World Bank?
August 22, 2013 MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN The question whether or not Finance Min-ister Senator Ishaq Dar will be able to convince the World Bank to fund 4500MW Diamer-Bhasha Dam without a no-objection certificate (NOC) from India is currently under discussion...