Parliamentary panel stresses focus on agriculture under CPEC
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on Wednesday called for strengthening the agriculture sector under the CPEC framework keeping in...
Export woes sour Pakistan’s prized mango season
'Mango exports have dropped around 40pc compared to the same period last year, with just a few months left in the season'
FAO inaugurates pine nut processing unit in Diamer
CHILAS: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the project 'Reversing deforestation and forest degradation in high conservation value chilogoza...
Govt utilising available resources, enhancing institutional capacity to fight locusts, says Fakhar Imam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Friday said that the government is utilising all available resources...
Australia to provide AUD1.2m for Pakistan’s rural uplift
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division and the Australian Center for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Subsidiary Agreement...
Three new sugarcane varieties introduced
These varieties will give 40pc more yield and require 30pc less water to complete the growth cycle
FAISALABAD:Â Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)...
SCA urges govt to control price of agricultural inputs
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA), a leading farmers’ lobbying group urged the Federal Government to control the price of the...
Fertilizer spending stagnant – sales drop
June 2020 threw a massive surprise, holding up the fiscal year urea off-take that ended at a little over 6 million tons...
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...
Subsidised solar irrigation system to reduce energy cost for pulse growers
LAHORE: Punjab’s agriculture department is now accepting applications from pulse growers belonging to Thal districts, including Bhakkar, Mianwali and Layyah, for the...
Japan to provide $5m for agro-industry development
The Japanese government has announced a grant of around 560 million Japanese Yen (approximately $5 million) for a United Nations Industrial Development...
FAO trains 400 Baloch women in agri-entrepreneurship
ISLAMABAD:Â Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Australian government's Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFTA),...
Crop talk: China wants our Cherries. But will Pakistan rise to the occasion?
The demand for Pakistani cherries in China is going up despite strict regulations. The opportunity is not one to be lost
Private sector starts urea production to fulfil demand
ISLAMABAD: The private sector on Wednesday started urea production at a concessional rate to fulfil this year’s demand.
According to sources, Agritech Limited...
Australia reveals new agri projects for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Australia on Tuesday announced new agricultural research projects for Pakistan in certain areas including salinity management and pulses production.
The projects were...