What makes farmers dependent on the Arthi? Arthis are informal money lenders. Unlike formal banking channels, Arthis demand repayment of loans …
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE SMOG
The open-burning of agriculture residues has many negative effects which include changes in the soil’s physical, chemical and biological properties …
Agtech will take off in 2020: 5 trends to watch
As the snow flies across the upper Midwest, the forecast for 2020 is starting to become clearer. Agtech is making …
Trends That Will Transform The Agriculture And Farming Industry Outlook In 2020
The agriculture industry influences many sectors of the economy locally as well as internationally. From farmers and real estate to …
Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt
Commenting on elite capture of local economy, a leading Pakistani-American economist wrote in a foreign publication that “sugar cane, which …
How smart can agriculture be
There are many issues that need to be addressed to make the local agriculture tech-friendly Agriculture contributes around 20 per …
Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop production
LAHORE: Owing to the unbalanced and insufficient use of fertilisers, the natural reserves of organic matter in the land has dropped …
KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity Plant
In order to reduce the climate change impacts by converting Karachi’s municipal solid waste into an indigenous and renewable resource …
Political harmony key to boosting agriculture
As growth in agriculture sector tanked to 0.85pc in the current fiscal year against the target of 3.8pc, the PTI …
BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory
BEIJING – Pakistan and other member countries of Belt and Road Initiative have rejected the West’s conspiracy theory …
Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid
KARACHI: The second unit of the 660-megawatt China Power Hub Generation Company (CPHGC) coal-fired power plant was synchronised with the national …