Tag Archives: $129m saved as local pulse production rises

ISLAMABAD: The country succeeded in saving $129 million as import substitute by producing more pulses during the year, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) said on Friday. The country produced an additional 76,000 tonnes of mung and 53,000 tonnes of gram as compared to last year. The production of mung was 132,008 tonnes in 2019 whereas this …

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