{"id":56771,"date":"2019-10-25T11:26:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T06:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=56771"},"modified":"2019-10-25T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T06:33:44","slug":"suggestion-shared-to-give-small-farmers-smart-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/suggestion-shared-to-give-small-farmers-smart-subsidies.html","title":{"rendered":"Suggestion shared to give small farmers \u2018smart subsidies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lahore: An official from the largest fertiliser manufacturing companies in Pakistan has suggested the provision of \u2018smart subsidies\u2019 to subsistence farmers in the country, according to a news source. A smart subsidy is financial help from the government or other bodies that help make the recipient industry sustainable, even if the loan<\/a> is not continued after some time.<\/p>\n

Read: Punjab govt to introduce schemes for farmers<\/a><\/p>\n

Engro Fertilisers Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Imran Ahmed stated that giving smart subsidies to these farmers will uplift the lives of millions of Pakistanis, and ensure food security at affordable prices. He added that 90% of the farmers in the country have quite small landholdings, consisting of 50% of all agricultural land in Pakistan, so they form a significant part of the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n

Read: PM introduces emergency agricultural plan<\/a><\/p>\n

Promoting their activities will improve the yield and quality of produce, and increase food security, one of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. To this end, smart subsidies can play a crucial role in the progress of the agriculture sector of Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lahore: An official from the largest fertiliser manufacturing companies in Pakistan has suggested the provision of \u2018smart subsidies\u2019 to subsistence farmers in the country, according to a news source. A smart subsidy is financial help from the government or other bodies that help make the recipient industry sustainable, even if the loan is not continued after some time. Read: Punjab govt to introduce schemes for farmers Engro Fertilisers Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Imran Ahmed stated that giving smart subsidies to these farmers will uplift the lives of millions of Pakistanis, and ensure food security at affordable prices. He added that 90% of the farmers in the country have quite small landholdings, consisting of 50% of all agricultural land in Pakistan, so they form a significant part of the agricultural sector. Read: PM introduces emergency agricultural plan Promoting their activities will improve the yield and quality of produce, and increase food security, one of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. To this end, smart subsidies can play a crucial role in the progress of the agriculture sector of Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":5727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13596,13594,13595],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-food-security","8":"tag-subsidies","9":"tag-subsistence-farming"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSuggestion shared to give small farmers \u2018smart subsidies\u2019 - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: An official from the largest fertiliser manufacturing companies in Pakistan has suggested the provision of \u2018smart subsidies\u2019 to subsistence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/suggestion-shared-to-give-small-farmers-smart-subsidies.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suggestion shared to give small farmers \u2018smart subsidies\u2019 - 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