Onion and tomato, much in use in our cooking, witnessed a massive rise in prices in recent weeks as flash floods washed away entire crops, thereby compounding the food emergency situation in the country. To deal with this crisis, the government decided to issue permits for imports from neighbouring countries to minimise the transport time […]
Pakistan has been severely hit by the skyrocketing price of tomatoes, an essential food item, across the country. The wholesale price of tomatoes has exceeded Rs200 (Dh4.71) per kilogram for the first time in the country’s history. While shops and street vendors are selling it at Rs250 to Rs. 300 per kilogram. Meanwhile, traders in […]