Agriculture

Kisan Board Pakistan has asked the government to carry out legislation for people working in agricultural fields

Women working in agricultural fields should also be entitled to benefits such as those received by factory workers

Despite many challenges, best possible efforts were being made to develop the agriculture sector

Only 40 per cent of Kashmir's agricultural land has irrigation facilities

Minister hopes above-average snowfall to improve canal water supply

Minister asks provinces to pour more money into the sector

Balanced use can result in increased productivity of major crops

Asks for lower rate on services, agricultural income

Experts urge policymakers to come out of their stupor on water

Peasants and landlords accuse provincial government of being apathetic to their issues

Governor gives away 280 degrees, including 17 PhDs to graduating students

Budget proposal aimed at accelerating economic growth

The other major decision the state in Pakistan needs to take is to get out of the business of agriculture marketing

It is the third training workshop out of total eight that would be held

Farmers could hold their crops and wait until they get a better price.

The world's food production will need to increase by 70 per cent by 2050

$4m initiative is to support government’s efforts to increase agricultural trade

Says Pakistan can achieve 10% GDP growth; poverty is not its destiny

Cotton crop production targets during the season were fixed at 14.40 million bales

This poor performance has pulled down with it the rest of the economy

Insists, however, provinces will get water according to their demand

Will be responsible for formulating the agriculture policy for the province

Speakers discuss menace of sea intrusion, ways to deal with it at seminar in Thatta

IRSA body estimates 35% water shortage in Kharif season

Step taken after Punjab imposes ban on sowing before mid-April

Dr Iqrar says genetically modified crops to ensure food security in the country

EPS decreases to Rs4.47 compared with Rs10.88 in 2015

Experts identify 13 priority researchable areas of the sector

NA panel asks government to end discrimination, requests NAB to file reference in Rs18.5 billion NBP scam

ICT itself is not going to provide answers to some of the fundamental challenges faced by the agriculture sector

Despite country’s financial woes, govt fails to save money by keeping price of wheat down

The experts stress need for revamping policy to boost agriculture

Agriculture enthusiasts throng the stalls in droves to have the taste of rural culture

Funds would be provided from agricultural research endowment fund to promote research and development activities

Agriculture expert says compost is easy to formulate without cost

Strict action to be taken to rootout the malpractice of manufacturing and selling substandard fertilizers & pesticides

New courses in agricultural engineering need of the hour

They say land use policy should be developed to regulate this phenomenon

Using modern techniques will help boost floral industry

Farmers who do not own any agricultural land will also benefit from incentives

The ACE launched an inquiry in 2014, but permission was given to register an FIR against his client on January 1, 2017

'Govt should improve its export policy instead of wasting thousands of tons of excess wheat stored in different silos'

New cotton varieties will quickly become adaptable to climate change

Experts say out-of-the-box solutions needed to address issues

Frequent transfers of civil servants have commonly been cited as a reason behind poor public sector performance

Steering committee to improve the sector holds its first meeting under CM

Banks asked to give soft loans to farmers to promote new technology

The Australian High Commission has launched three projects worth AUS$15 million under its water programme in Pakistan

Seminar highlights issues and problems faced by farmers in Punjab

The Punjab government is revamping the agriculture sector