Cotton crop

Still output jumps 62% to 5.99m bales in first 3-1/2 months of current season

7 new varieties of cotton approved by Punjab for which a fund of $75 million has been sought

Per-acre yield and area to be enhanced, South Punjab Agriculture Secretary Saqib Ali Ateel assures farmers.

Department providing subsidy of Rs1,000 per bag of approved and certified cotton seed

Farmers advised to monitor fields, spray pesticides

'Cooperation among all stakeholders is of vital importance to meet the challenge'

Pakistan’s textile shipments surge 33% to $1.27b in July 2020

cotton growers advised to listen to the weather report on media before watering their crops.

Low-quality seeds, increased costs, locust swarms have adversely affected yield, says SAB

Senator stresses need for developing heat-tolerant, insect-resistant seed varieties

Quality of locally produced cotton had deteriorated: APTMA

Farmers advised spraying the plants at the earliest, in the presence of mealybugs

Five years ago, cotton was sown in over 0.1 million acres of land in Faisalabad district

Whitefly, thrips and pink bollworm damage crops inflict losses of millions of rupees

Official says measures needed to save crop from considerable loss

Earlier UAF and Parb ink agreement to manage such threats

Country is expected to produce 12.6 million bales in 2017

Bangladesh and Vietnam will lead the charge with cotton utilisation

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

New cotton varieties will quickly become adaptable to climate change

Commits AUD0.5m to the project, supported by AUD2.4m from BCI Fund

Siraj says diesel and electricity to farmers should be subdisided

Farmers should be educated about new techniques with Chinese assistance

APTMA, farmers on opposing side as govt blames low growth on poor crop 

There will be an integrated campaign launched on war footing to save the cotton crop

So far, 75% of cultivation target has been achieved

Recommendation comes after farmers blamed such seeds for 40% output fall

Cotton sticks shall be cut from six inch deep to prevent sprouting in spring