No ban, no duty on potato export
The total requirement for potato is 3.75 million tonne in Pakistan and expected yield is 4.2 million tonne
Absence of crop zoning hampering cotton production, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: Senate's Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research on Wednesday was informed that owing to the absence of appropriate crop zoning in...
PARC becomes ‘white elephant’?
Ministry of National Food Security and Research declines additional funds worth Rs1.32 billion for PARC
PSMA to shut down sugar mills in upcoming season if issues not addressed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sugar Mill Association (PSMA) has decided to shut down sugar mills rather than bearing a loss of Rs15 per kg...
Pakistan utilising Chinese expertise to uplift agriculture sector: PM
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan was taking advantage of the Chinese expertise in the field of agriculture.
Chairing a...
‘Future of Pakistan’s economy linked to cotton’
MULTAN:Â A two-day Sino-Pak international conference on "Innovation in Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology" commenced at the Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA)...
KP taking untraditional steps for development of agriculture
PESHAWAR:Â Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister Mohibullah Khan has said that the provincial government was taking untraditional steps for the promotion...
Water shortage hampering cotton production, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research was told on Friday that shortage of water has put a negative...
Govt to introduce marketing platforms for farmers
ISLAMABAD:Â Planning Minister Makhdum Khusro Bakhtiar has said that the incumbent government was taking steps to reinvigorate the agriculture sector, as more than...
‘Agri sector must learn from experiences of China’
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar has said that the productivity of Pakistan’s agriculture sector would enhance of it learns from the experiences of...
PM briefed on country’s dwindling agriculture sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting on agriculture at Prime Minister’s Office, where has was informed that the country’s...
Govt to start contamination free cotton campaign
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to start a contamination free cotton campaign in order to improve the standard of cotton.
Advisor to Prime...
Cement export registers 18.9pc growth in Sept
Cement export has posted 18.9 per cent growth in the month of September, according to official reports.
Over 0.715 million tonnes of cement...
Nestlé, UVAS collaborate to facilitate agri sector
LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan in collaboration with the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) has inaugurated its latest Agricultural Water Efficiency Project at the...
IRSA projects 38pc water shortage in coming Rabi season
ISLAMABAD: Food security crisis owing to water shortage in the upcoming Rabi sowing season is expected, as the Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA)...