Mobilizing Communities for an Equitable World
With Pakistan’s annual budget being announced in June, it is a difficult month for the working class of the country. In essence, the difficult economic situation of the past months results in a feeling of trepidation, knowing the budget will only exacerbate the crisis being faced in the previous months. Unfortunately, the budget did create further hardship for the entire …
As was to be expected, the crises facing Pakistan, have not ushered good tidings! From food and water crisis, to climate change and economic crisis all have impacted agriculture and food production, the lives and livelihood of the farmers and of course the common people, tremendously. There is escalating food inflation, ranking the country as one of the highest in …
Haal Ahwal covers various areas in context to agriculture production. The various news items in the first month of the year do not bear good tidings! The devastating monsoon and riverine floods that hit Pakistan last year, especially Sindh, continue to devastate agricultural production; a prime example is cotton production which in 2022 saw a massive shortfall of 37.23 percent. …
“Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign for Dairy and Livestock” The People: Pay Heed! The government is imposing restrictions on fresh natural open milk; new laws have been made. The government has decreed it is necessary to pasteurize fresh natural open milk. Without pasteurization, fresh milk cannot be sold. Millions of small and landless farmers, workers, especially women farmers and …
Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek has launched “Save Our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” As part of the campaign, PKMT is relaying 3 radio messages from Mast FM 103 Multan. PKMT is campaigning for control over its invaluable biodiversity against corporate control. Currently, small and landless farmers are the main producers and …
“Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” March 8, 2023 Pakistan Kissan Mazdoor Tehreek (PKMT) and Roots for Equity, on the occasion of the International Working Women’s Day on March 8, 2023, launches “Save our Invaluable Rural Assets: Campaign against Corporate Control of Dairy and Livestock Sector in Pakistan.” The campaign …