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    • Local News
      • Nespak’s role in water resources development and dam engineering
      • 12 hybrid rice varieties to be available from July
      • Pak-China co-op in agriculture under CPEC
      • Food and Agro Park likely to fetch $10m investment
      • Experts hope of bumper crops due to rain spells
    • International News
      • How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs
      • With an almost $7 billion crop, history shines on Western Australia’s most valuable and second largest harvest
      • A very small number of crops are dominating globally: That’s bad news for sustainable agriculture
      • USDA grant to blend data with agriculture for improved production
      • Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher
    • Opinions
      • Disappointed farmers
      • Can we ditch intensive farming – and still feed the world?
      • Agriculture sector: Scale up your farms & pool in
      • Green New Deal Needs To Include Agriculture Technology
      • An ‘agricultural’ Pakistan — a necessity
  • Crops
    • Cotton
      • Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
      • 10.4m cotton bales reach ginneries, arrivals down by 7.7pc
      • Pakistan’s reliance on imported cotton on the rise
      • Arrival of cotton at factories falls by 7.34pc: PCGA
      • CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks
    • Wheat
      • Wheat growers must monitor weather conditions
      • Organic management of pest insects in stored wheat
      • Wheat: temporary glut or overproduction?
      • Growers advised to start wheat cultivation from November 1
      • Wheat to be cultivated over 8,781.6 thousand hectares
    • Rice
      • 12 hybrid rice varieties to be available from July
      • Qatar lifts ban on import of Pak rice
      • Basmati rice worth $256.9m exported in first half
      • PTI govt likely to increase wheat support price
      • Paddy crop to cover 4.4m acres in Punjab
    • Sugar Cane
      • New sugarcane varieties introduced
      • Sugarcane cultivation should be started from February
      • Climate change poses threat to sugarcane crop
      • Sugar mills non committal to payment schedule to farmers
      • Millers refuse to start cane crushing
    • Corn
      • Commercialization of biotech corn to spur growth of maize production
      • FAO provides Maize seeds to farmers in Orakzai agency, Pakistan
      • Corn production in Tanzania to fall in 2018-19
      • Govt to protect maize growers’ interests
      • USDA raises 2017 corn estimate, lowers soybeans from November
    • More Crops
      • Gram production may exceed estimates
      • Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
      • Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
      • Triticale Growing
      • Baharia maize cultivation to start from mid-Jan
  • Live Stock
    • Cattle Farming
      • Funds released for acquiring land for cattle market
      • 8.7m cattle farmers’ data computerised
      • Data of 8.7 million cattle farmers in Punjab computerized
      • Livestock departments to work with FAO to help control Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan
      • Livestock Dept takes steps to empower rural women
    • Dairy
      • Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher
      • Pakistan big producer of dairy milk; lacks technological advancements
      • World’s first floating dairy farm could be wave of the future
      • French firm interested to provide milk collection system
      • Dairy farmers for ban on import of dry milk powder
    • Fisheries
      • Fish production exceeds 3,200 tons per annum in KP
      • Destruction of fish habitat to affect 59m people: Experts
      • Seafood exports up by 17pc in 10 months
      • Seafood exports reach $264m in eight months
      • Protein rich food: Fisheries dept to set up four hatcheries
    • Poultry
      • Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
      • Chinese, Thai companies keen to import chicken products from Pakistan
      • Export of chicken feet to China becomes a thriving business
      • Desi poultry birds’ rearing in progress at govt farm
      • Poultry farms being registered
    • More Live Stock
      • Cost-Cutting Tips for Horse Farm Owners
      • Ostrich farming fully potential to revolutionize red meat market
      • Record-high wool price leaves Australian growers in shear delight
      • Farmers’ interest in ostrich farming on the rise
      • Ostrich Farming – The Largest Living Species of Bird In the World
  • Horticulture
    • Citrus
      • Country needs better kinnow varieties to compete globally
      • Pakistan citrus week in Jeddah from 16th
      • 125,000 tonnes of kinno exported from Pakistan
      • Kinnow exporters urged to tap Malaysian market
      • Low kinnow yield expected this year
    • Mango
      • Pak mango exports may be increased to high end markets
      • Mango exporters violating packaging policy
      • Mango export target set at 100k tons for 2018
      • Mango growers feel the heat as Pakistan tackles climate change
      • Modern tech use can boost mango production
    • Vegetables
      • OVERVIEW GLOBAL POTATO MARKET
      • Potato farming increasing
      • 250 million kg of garlic shoots in storage as Chinese Spring Festival approaches
      • China expresses interest in importing Pakistani potatoes
      • Farmers urged to cultivate bitter gourd from February
    • More Horticulture
      • Philippines: SEARCA helps boost calamansi exports
      • South Australian cherries finish summer harvest strongly after challenging growing season
      • Strawberry cultivation from February
      • Who cares about the potato crisis?
      • Potato cultivation to be completed by 31st
  • Farm Inputs
    • Chemicals
      • Lab set up to analyse harmful weeds
      • Agri inputs worth $2.32b imported in first quarter
      • CABI unveils action plan to fight highly invasive weed
      • Farmers should control whitefly attack on cotton
      • The looming threat of the deadly tomato leafminer
    • Fertilizer
      • 6 steps to improve your fertiliser use efficiency
      • Urea off-take expected to increase
      • Industry rules out expected relief in urea price
      • Production resumes as idle fertiliser plants get gas supply
      • Import of 0.1m tons of fertiliser may not bridge shortfall
    • Loans Agri
      • ‘Scope of agri loan scheme to be broadened’
      • Govt to provide Rs15b interest-free loans to farmers
      • Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes
      • Agri-credit disbursement rises 38% to Rs972.6 billion
      • The Future of Food: Maximizing Finance for Development in Agricultural Value Chains
    • Machinery
      • Italian IVECO Trucks to be assembled in Pakistan
      • Pakistan: No tractors production in December
      • Tractor assembler warns of shutdown due to cash crunch
      • Import of used tractors to hurt local industry
      • Tractor manufacturers’ refunds mount to over Rs5b
    • Seeds
      • 26 seed companies qualify for bidding to produce seed varieties
      • High-yielding hybrid basmati seed developed
      • FAO provides Maize seeds to farmers in Orakzai agency, Pakistan
      • Cotton growers urged to use certified seeds
      • PARC presents 14 seed varieties for approval
    • Water
      • Nespak’s role in water resources development and dam engineering
      • Drip Irrigation promises massive potential to save water
      • Water shortages put agriculture sector under pressure: State Bank
      • 800MW dam to supply 13.32mcm water to Peshawar
      • The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture’s growing needs
  • Special Reports
    • CPEC
      • Pak-China co-op in agriculture under CPEC
      • CPEC phase-I to complete till October 2019: Yao Jing
      • Chinese investors show interest in housing, agriculture sectors
      • Western parts to be included in 2nd phase of CPEC: China
      • CPEC: govt seeks more joint ventures
    • Climate Change
      • How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs
      • A fifth of the world’s healthy land degraded in 15 years
      • Climate change poses threat to sugarcane crop
      • Climate change impacts agriculture in the northern Himalayas
      • Climate change assessment: Hotter, wetter Midwest threatens human health, agriculture
    • Precision Farming
      • Smart agriculture in action in Africa
      • Precision farming startup Taranis gets $20M Series B for its crop-monitoring tech
      • Like organic, transition to digital farming needs support
      • The Missing Link in Precision Agriculture
      • Precision Farming Market Increasing investment in agriculture technology up to 2024
    • New Technology
      • New web-based platform to help with micro irrigation
      • New guar gum-based hydrogel can help save drought-hit crops
      • An Introduction to Hydroponics System
      • New tech for clean agriculture offers chemical-free food
      • Climate smart agriculture profile launched in Punjab
    • Organic Farming
      • Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
      • A future for organic apple growing in the Northeast
      • Organic farming – composting & its mechanism
      • Organic matter status of Pakistan soils and its management
      • Organic management of pest insects in stored wheat

Water

Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Nespak’s role in water resources development and dam engineering

Amid the threat that the next wars would be fought over water, the importance of water is increasing with every …

Team Pakissan5 days agoFebruary 15, 2019 0 33
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Drip Irrigation promises massive potential to save water

Nestlé Waters Senior Vice President and Head of Technical, Peter Hagmann, inaugurated a site near Sheikhupura under Nestlé Pakistan’s Agricultural …

Team PakissanFebruary 6, 2019, 1:18 pmFebruary 6, 2019 0 67
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Water shortages put agriculture sector under pressure: State Bank

KARACHI: Water shortages resulted in decline of area under cultivation and production of mainly cotton and rice in the country …

Team PakissanJanuary 31, 2019, 9:15 amJanuary 31, 2019 Comments Off on Water shortages put agriculture sector under pressure: State Bank 85
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

800MW dam to supply 13.32mcm water to Peshawar

PESHAWAR – Mohmand Dam, a multidimensional hydropower project of Federal Government, will supply around 13.32 million cubic meter clean drinking …

Team PakissanJanuary 22, 2019, 9:00 amJanuary 22, 2019 Comments Off on 800MW dam to supply 13.32mcm water to Peshawar 79
International Agriculture News, Water, Water Crisis

The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture’s growing needs

by Grant Ferguson And Jennifer C. Mcintosh, The Conversation Water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world. …

Team PakissanJanuary 18, 2019, 11:16 amJanuary 18, 2019 Comments Off on The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture’s growing needs 95
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

ADB provides $107m for water management in Balochistan

Quetta: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the provincial government of Balochistan signed on Saturday the project agreement of a …

Team PakissanJanuary 7, 2019, 11:45 amJanuary 7, 2019 Comments Off on ADB provides $107m for water management in Balochistan 119
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

‘Agriculture sector has endured billions in losses due to water shortage’

Sindh’s agriculture sector has endured losses in the billions because of lesser yields this year as the province received a …

Team PakissanNovember 14, 2018, 10:04 pmNovember 14, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Agriculture sector has endured billions in losses due to water shortage’ 285
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Awareness vital for water conservation

LAHORE – Provincial Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial on Friday said that Pakistan was among those countries where each …

Team PakissanOctober 29, 2018, 9:07 amOctober 29, 2018 Comments Off on Awareness vital for water conservation 364
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Agri Department to improve 200 water courses

LAHORE  –  Agriculture Department will improve 200 water courses within 100 days and Water Management section of the department will …

Team PakissanOctober 10, 2018, 7:53 amOctober 10, 2018 Comments Off on Agri Department to improve 200 water courses 363
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season

ISLAMABAD – Indus River System Authority’s advisory committee on Monday projected 38 per cent water shortage for crop cultivation during …

Team PakissanOctober 4, 2018, 6:16 amOctober 4, 2018 Comments Off on Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season 400
Pakistan Agriculture News, Water

Crops at risk as more than 50% water shortage feared

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to face acute water shortage in the upcoming Rabi sowing season as the Indus River System Authority …

Team PakissanSeptember 26, 2018, 11:28 amSeptember 26, 2018 Comments Off on Crops at risk as more than 50% water shortage feared 358

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