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Establishing right to water

Establishing right to water

Availability of water in Pakistan has alarmingly declined from 5,000 cubic metres per capita in 1950s to nearly 1,000 cubic metres in 2008, because of increase in population, inefficient irrigation, mismanagement and unequal water rights.... Detail

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Farmer's Weather

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Cities
Temp in Co

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Temp Outlook Hum% Temp Outlook
Multan 29-44 Sunny 71 31-46 Sunny
Sialkot 26-41 Sunny 44 27-42 Sunny
Sargodha 28-44 Sunny 48

29-46

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Hyderabad 28-39 Wind 59 29-38 Wind
Mardan 27-42 Clear 48 27-43 ST.strom
Recent Reports
Water shortage hurts Pakistan’s rice exports •Sindh files complaint against fertiliser
The Sindh government has lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) against leading ...
Sindh files complaint against fertiliser firms•Sindh files complaint against fertiliser
The Sindh government has lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) against leading ...
Trade in sub-standard pesticides •Vegetable & fruit exports up in 11months
Fruit and vegetable exports during July-May 2008-09, increased by 6.55 per cent and 26.63 per cent, respectively ...
Pakissan News Channel

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Global Trends

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q Miliband stresses agriculture development for food security

q Sindh likely to miss Kharif targets due to water shortage

q Directives to monitor urea fertiliser sale

q PSC reviews its budget

q Paddy growers urged to use soil micronutrients

q Cotton future trading

• World Agriculture News

        

• Vietnam Jan-Sept rice exports rise 7%’
• Palm oil prices higher
• China to promote green farming for food safety
Spot Light

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Poultry

Poultry Poultry products meat, eggs are among the highest nutritional value.

Citrus

Citrus Pakistan Citrus fruit  grown on 160,000 hectares produce 1.5 MMT annually

Cotton

Cotton In Pakistan, cotton occupies a unique position in the agrarian economy.

Mango

Mango Pak produces 5.8 % of world's mango. export to Germany, Japan, China, and Hong Kong

Wheat

Wheat Wheat, staple food of major civilizations in Europe, W Asia, and North Africa for 8,000 years.
more on Poultry Mango Cotton Citrus Wheat Rice WTO FAP Bio-Tech Sun Flower Almond
 
Model Farming

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• Post-harvest processing for quality rice
• Significant of Bt Maize to enhance yield
• Scope of olive cultivation in Pakistan
• Crop air pollution assessment methodology
 
Issues & Analysis

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• Another wheat crisis in the making?
• Trade in sub-standard pesticides 
• Another wheat crisis in the making ?
• Weed control for quality cotton production 
 
Status & Update
• Poultry Market Rates
• Daily New York Cotton Rates
• Market Price from major grains markets
• Special Reports by FAS, United states
 
Market Watch
• Cotton buying started on good nod
• Lint prices may stay above 3,000 level

• Thin trading on cotton market

• Improving agriculture marketing
 
Pakistan Agriculture Overview
• Wheat harvesting starts in Pindi division
• Changing role of government in agriculture
• Outlook for Islamic financing of agriculture
• Sindh’s shrinking share in farm credit
 
New Agri-Tech

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• Use of solar energy for preservation of agri products
• Chilli production technology
• Crop yields from new technologies
• Crop growth modelling-use of IT in agronomic
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