Agriculture

'Fruit fly is a very dangerous insect which caused a 30% decrease in mango, guava, kinnow productivity'

The devices would deliver detailed pest situation reports regarding different crops with guidelines

Major Chinese importers to be invited to grow high-value fruits in Pakistan

Backs conference aimed at promoting horticulture exports

PARC Zafar apprised members of main objectives of the committee in the eighth meeting

Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mahmood emphasised the important role of farmers in an agrarian economy

In the first phase, 50,000 acres of barren land will be converted into cultivable fields

Secretary for ensuring transparency in procurement process

CPEC provides Pakistan a godsend to enhance its agriculture exports to China

Interest-free loans of Rs80b to be provided

Says abandoning plan could have severe consequences

Appropriate use of fertilisers on soils of low natural fertility would help achieve high yield

SBP data shows outstanding portfolio increases 17.4% to Rs406b

Conservationists also stress that harmful metals are ruining surroundings

New category has better genetic resistance against foliar disease

It calls for using hybrid seeds, adopting mechanised farming

Purpose of USAID Enabling Environment Project and Agriculture Department is to improve the quality and productivity

Will address disparities due to small banking footprint in Balochistan

Farmers should not leave water stagnant in the field

Aim is to help farmers utilise interest-free loans and leverage technology

Backlog of Rs20b subsidy claims persists

Tourism, agricultural output in drought-hit Tharparkar likely to rise due to recent rainfall

An average grower saves Rs2,485 per hectare on urea, Rs3,437 per hectare on DAP

With this technology, the farmers could save 60% electricity and diesel costs augmenting per acre yield by 100%

According to the study, there is need to promote climate change adaptation strategies

A starting point will be to tax 1% of the land-owning elite

Farmer says farms, orchards have grown slowly

So far, Rs11 billion interest-free loans had been provided to small farmers.

Shehbaz Sharif said that government had given Special Kisaan Packages worth billions for the development of farmers

Far East and European markets to become dominant buyers

Trump's decision could derail huge increases in farm exports

People in the United States are by and large illiterate about the sources of agricultural and dairy products

Study calls for private sector financing, one-stop malls for farmers

A comparison of figures shows either decrease or only a slight increase in allocations

Keeping in view the water shortage issue, a new variety FH-326 had been developed.

University has developed 101 innovations that would revolutionise the economy

Agriculture centres being set up in South and North Waziristan agencies

Non-tariff barriers in importing countries, however, pose a challenge to exports

The move was initiated to counter pest attacks on cotton crop that affected almost 15% of the sown area in Punjab.

500 varieties of different crops have so far been introduced by the research institute

Announces various incentives for farmers to promote growth

Despite worrying macroeconomic indicators, Dar says Pakistan will not need another IMF bailout till 2019

UNIDO’s proposal came after the conclusion of a successful need assessment mission

The forum also suggested a complete ban on import of cotton to encourage local farmers

60% of water and inputs in agricultural fields were being wasted

Pakistan’s economy needs to grow at an annual average rate of 10-12 per cent

Villages are depopulating and efforts to rejuvenate them have come too late

They will work together for building capacity of livestock farmers

Say they will be left with no option but to hold a protest in the federal capital.

Salient features include licensing conditions, financial resource requirements