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Baby corn — a commercial vegetable

September 15, 2017, 2:14 pmOctober 15, 2017 2075

Seed Certification Dept gets 16 proposals of hybrid rice

February 16, 2018, 11:01 amFebruary 16, 2018 370

Surplus in global wheat supplies ‘not as secure as it looks’

March 12, 2018, 8:20 amMarch 12, 2018 382

Spotlight on Pakistan’s Wheat Economy

August 2, 2017, 11:54 amAugust 8, 2017 2335

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

Record-high wool price leaves Australian growers in shear delight

March 12, 2018, 8:18 amMarch 12, 2018 424

Introduction to Performance Indicators for Assessing National Epidemio-Surveillance Systems

February 7, 2017, 2:53 pmOctober 16, 2017 271

Drones for Fishing

March 20, 2018, 8:15 amMarch 20, 2018 564

Vaccination Schedule for Broilers

August 14, 2017, 8:22 pmOctober 16, 2017 1827

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Pakistan as sweet as mango

October 16, 2017, 4:52 pmOctober 16, 2017 593

Encouraging vegetable cultivation

October 17, 2017, 4:54 pmOctober 17, 2017 423

Value addition in floriculture

October 17, 2017, 6:43 pmOctober 17, 2017 1956

Do Pesticides Get Into the Flesh of Fruits and Vegetables?

November 14, 2017, 8:23 amNovember 14, 2017 1109

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

The looming threat of the deadly tomato leafminer

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 56

After urea price hike, farmers to bear extra Rs30b cost

June 22, 2018, 9:55 amJune 22, 2018 199

Blockchain to Track & Trace from Factory to Farm – A Fight against Spurious Agriculture Inputs

June 5, 2018, 4:39 pmJune 5, 2018 304

Kalabagh Dam must to avert water crisis: LCCI

May 30, 2018, 1:28 pmMay 30, 2018 405

LOCAL NEWS

TDAP to organize mango show

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 61

KfW Development Bank, PPAF inaugurate solar grid projects in Swabi, Karak

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 80

Renewable energy most promising option to meet energy demand

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 73

Aptma demands zero-rating facility for machinery imports

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 57

Pakistan’s first waste-to-energy plant gets licence

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 61

Mangla Dam water nears maximum capacity level

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 72

Japan and FAO making efforts to support livestock farmers

July 11, 2018, 10:51 amJuly 11, 2018 182

Advisory for fruit fly control

July 11, 2018, 10:38 amJuly 11, 2018 131

After Tarbela, Mangla Dam reaching dead level

July 11, 2018, 10:33 amJuly 11, 2018 130

SAB demands payment of Rs8.63b from sugar mills

July 11, 2018, 10:30 amJuly 11, 2018 118

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Philippines’ meat imports to double by 2027

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 79

US-China trade feud may impact Brazilian ethanol market: UNICA

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 70

Dry weather affecting Australian wheat crop

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 68

Vietnam wins contract to export rice to South Korea

3 days agoJuly 18, 2018 86

U.S. wheat farmers say they need trade agreements

July 12, 2018, 12:10 pmJuly 12, 2018 123

Monsanto known for ‘controversial chemicals’

July 11, 2018, 10:27 amJuly 11, 2018 114

Agriculture funding low for food security

July 9, 2018, 11:23 amJuly 9, 2018 123

‘Agriculture in Europe to decline as Asian output grows’

July 6, 2018, 10:03 amJuly 6, 2018 134

Indonesia starts exporting sheep to Malaysia

July 6, 2018, 9:58 amJuly 6, 2018 115

Japan still trusts Canadian wheat system, say officials

July 6, 2018, 9:55 amJuly 6, 2018 87

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

CPEC enters the next phase

Team PakissanNovember 20, 2017, 9:31 amNovember 20, 2017

CPEC SEZs to play vital role in country’s development

Team PakissanOctober 17, 2017, 8:19 amOctober 17, 2017

CPEC, Opinions

The China factor

Team PakissanDecember 22, 2017, 7:07 pmDecember 22, 2017

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

Ministers appreciate PARC for developing Ispaghol processing unit

January 12, 2018, 7:27 pmJanuary 12, 2018 238

UAE receives first shipment of meat from Pakistan

November 28, 2017, 8:21 amNovember 28, 2017 888

Flour Mills of Nigeria in wheat seeds initiative

April 11, 2018, 11:22 amApril 11, 2018 170

Hydel generation reduced to 27,00MW

November 6, 2017, 1:21 amNovember 6, 2017 260

Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight

February 27, 2018, 4:09 pmFebruary 27, 2018 509

Sowing wheat early in cotton field can deliver good yield

November 7, 2017, 9:12 amNovember 7, 2017 832

CPEC projects have entered early harvest stage: Chinese envoy

October 21, 2017, 11:50 amOctober 21, 2017 1533

Kazakh farmers harvest 21.9 million tonnes of grain in 2017

October 25, 2017, 11:00 amOctober 25, 2017 1566

Australia, having ‘lost’ 4.6m tonnes of wheat, gains a fresh hoard

January 12, 2018, 7:57 pmJanuary 12, 2018 311

China taps Africa at Morocco Silk Road investment forum

December 1, 2017, 3:06 pmDecember 1, 2017 366

World Food Day: Food security under threat due to heavy migration to cities

October 18, 2017, 9:00 amOctober 18, 2017 288

Land of milk and money: Qatar looks to farms to beat the Gulf boycott

November 1, 2017, 11:34 pmNovember 1, 2017 983

New Agri Technology, Vegetables

“Smart automation facilitates ambitious seed breeding process”

December 16, 2017, 11:12 amDecember 16, 2017 697

New Agri Technology

E-farming system: Adopting modern technology, farmers move online

October 15, 2017, 10:21 amOctober 15, 2017 1758

New Agri Technology, Rice

Hybrid wheat breakthrough may boost yields

November 11, 2017, 8:41 amNovember 11, 2017 788

Precision Farming

The Missing Link in Precision Agriculture

May 9, 2018, 8:14 amMay 9, 2018 256

Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Drone Technology Is A Game-Changer For Farming

April 13, 2018, 10:18 amApril 13, 2018 506

New Agri Technology

Using data to predict equipment failure

August 11, 2017, 3:47 pmAugust 11, 2017 458

Precision Farming

Precision Farming Market Increasing investment in agriculture technology up to 2024

April 29, 2018, 7:38 amApril 29, 2018 287

Multimedia, Precision Farming

The Future of Farming & Agriculture

October 27, 2017, 10:36 pmOctober 27, 2017 2862

Multimedia, Precision Farming

What is “Agriculture 4.0”?

October 21, 2017, 1:41 pmOctober 21, 2017 4319

New Agri Technology

A microbial approach to agriculture

February 16, 2018, 11:25 amFebruary 16, 2018 380

Cotton, New Agri Technology

New Technology Could Improve Insect Control in Cotton

October 23, 2017, 11:39 pmOctober 23, 2017 2051

TDAP to organize mango show

KfW Development Bank, PPAF inaugurate solar grid projects in Swabi, Karak

Renewable energy most promising option to meet energy demand

Aptma demands zero-rating facility for machinery imports

Pakistan’s first waste-to-energy plant gets licence

Philippines’ meat imports to double by 2027

US-China trade feud may impact Brazilian ethanol market: UNICA

Dry weather affecting Australian wheat crop

Vietnam wins contract to export rice to South Korea

U.S. wheat farmers say they need trade agreements

Pakistan Economy set to face tougher challenges in FY19

Pakistan’s food insecurity

Galloping Fiscal Deficit in Pakistan

Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth

Irrigation efficiency key to ending Indus water shortages

Tight supplies restrict trading on cotton market

Stagnant rainwater dangerous for cotton crop

Rs2.5b allocated to improve cotton output

Fall in cotton sowing

Total cotton output 11.58m bales: PCGA

Punjab fails to achieve wheat purchase target

75 percent wheat procurement target achieved in Pakistan

New seed varieties of wheat

Global wheat experts to address challenges facing global wheat supply at Morocco meeting

As prices decrease: Punjab sees ‘healthy’ wheat production

Paddy crop to cover 4.4m acres in Punjab

Farmers advised to sow certified varieties of paddy

4.448m acres to be brought under rice cultivation in Punjab

Industry Status can lead to 30 percent increase in Rice Exports: REAP

Japanese Farmers Are Using Ducks Instead Of Pesticides

Government considering reducing sugar export subsidy

Sugar glut in India bad news for industry, farmers

Chronic sugar surplus could drive processing consolidation

Brazil cane industry blasts Pakistan, India sugar export policies

Sugar mills mafia exploits planters

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

Invasion of maize-eating caterpillars worsens hunger crisis in Africa

Experts for starting sesame cultivation

Farmers asked to cultivate sesame in June

Kharif crop targets set amid irrigation water shortage

Tobacco contributes Rs114m p/a to national exchequer

Call to promote pulses, edible oil crops farming

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

Need to explore meat export potential: TDAP

Animal census to promote livestock sector

French firm interested to provide milk collection system

Dairy farmers for ban on import of dry milk powder

India Milk production up 20% in 2014-2017

5 Milk Market Factors to Watch in 2018

Pakistan amongst world’s top milk producers: PEW

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

Seafood exports reach $264.18m

Drones for Fishing

Livestock Dept ensuring poultry at low rates

CCP begins inquiry into poultry sector

Chicken prices in Karachi come on par with beef rates

Iran Among Biggest Chicken Producers

Research in genetics major reason of rapid poultry growth

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

I. INTRODUCTION: Camel Milk

Kinnow exports hit record high at 370,000 tons

Farmers asked to start citrus cultivation

Kinow Growers welcome Rs800/40kg rate

Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on Pakistani kinnow

Why citrus production is not living up to its potential

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

Seminar on mango production on April 4th