Agriculture

Student of University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) bagged first position

Indigenous women in the districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti are governed by a century-old customary law

Radar antennae technology will allow prediction of harvest yields, floods and droughts

40 men, women receive training on vegetable production

ECC allowed import of 100,000 tons urea to meet requirement of Rabi crop

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nation organised a two-day consultation workshop

Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Nouman Ahmad Langrial promises support for sugarcane farmers

Gram is a major Rabi pulse crop and it is cultivated after rain and floods

Pakistan ranked the 7th worst affected country in terms of water scarcity, says Punjab Minister for Agriculture

It is aimed at increasing profits of growers under the first 35 initiatives

Says nearly $7b worth of goods are being imported annually for the sector

13-colour imagery will help identify crop data, seed quality and growth

The Ministry of National Food Security and Research incurred a cost of Rs14.063 billion through PARC

The drip irrigation system is suitable for crop cultivation when irrigation water or rainwater is insufficient

DG Hanan says must convince farmers to adopt modern agriculture techniques

Farmers face losses worth millions after whitefly, mealybugs damage crops

Crop yields in Pakistan are one of the lowest; research units sit idle

Quality cleanliness measures to be taken in these markets

Pakistan’s agriculture received a boost in the 1960s when it posted a growth rate of 5.1%

Olive plants distributed among growers free of cost

Punjab Agriculture official Saeed Ahmed Solangi urges farmers to enhance crop protection

Analyst says it is due to high base effect

Afghan officials say their country needs extra dams because of low levels of water capacity

Punjab conducts survey for energy conservation

Pakistan is poised to be one of the topmost countries impacted by global warming

Workshops are also being held in Kalat, Musa Khel and Jaffarabad districts for adopting modern means of cultivation

Once a water-affluent country, Pakistan is now in the midst of a severe water crisis

65,275 farmers registered in Rawalpindi district for provision of subsidy under different government schemes

Believes subsidy payments will help avert urea price hike

The conference highlights challenges being faced by agribusinesses in the country

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture share their research on of high-quality fodder benefitting farmers

PAMRA will pave the way to increase competition in agriculture produce markets

Punjab encouraging system to overcome water scarcity

The Swiss robot is one of new breed of AI weeders that could disrupt the $100 billion pesticides and seeds industry

Irrigation department officials urge farmers to focus on modern way of irrigation

Farmers struggle to bring in harvest as the country's weather patterns change due to climate change

A total of 60 farmers from all seven agro ecological zones in Balochistan and experts attended the event

Industry warns prices will be increased by another Rs106 per bag

Expenditure on critical sector will go up 34% in upcoming fiscal year

Urges govt to remove sales tax from feedstock supply

From fishermen to livestock farmers, the focus must be on meeting the demands of the industry

Fertiliser manufacturers biggest beneficiaries

PML-N govt has gradually increased credit ceiling, provided heavy subsidies

It is easier, however,to examine the devastating impact of not having either an agriculture or youth policy

Could impose flat 2% sales tax on all fertiliser products; industry opposes proposals

Farmers’ body says procurement drive needs to begin soon

Provincial representatives to share arrangements made by their parties

To improve food availability, accessibility and sustainability

Zero tolerance policy against the sale of fake pesticides

The machines can harvest more than 20 acres of crops per day