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Pakistan Chamber of Foreign Investors reports $22.6 billion contribution to economy in 10 years ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the representative body of over 200 foreign investors in Pakistan, announced on Tuesday that its members have contributed $22.6 billion to the national economy in the last decade, underscoring their commitment … Read more

Farmers innovate to save Iraq’s rice production

NAJAF, Iraq: After watching his once-thriving rice paddy field shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntazer Al-Joufi responded by using hardier seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. “This is the first time we have used modern techniques that consume less water” to grow rice, said Joufi, 40, as he surveyed his land … Read more