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Sesame production practices in Pakistan

August 11, 2017, 2:18 pmOctober 30, 2017 1689

Rice sector strives for recognition as industry

December 22, 2017, 7:20 pmDecember 22, 2017 441

Brazil cane industry blasts Pakistan, India sugar export policies

April 8, 2018, 10:39 amApril 8, 2018 303

Why cotton is a problematic crop?

September 14, 2017, 11:22 amOctober 15, 2017 1360

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

Poultry Industry & Poultry Products –Basic for Good Nutrition

March 19, 2017, 6:42 pmOctober 16, 2017 1302

Animal census to promote livestock sector

February 6, 2018, 11:01 amFebruary 6, 2018 540

Pakistan amongst world’s top milk producers: PEW

November 21, 2017, 2:01 pmNovember 21, 2017 829

Record-high wool price leaves Australian growers in shear delight

March 12, 2018, 8:18 amMarch 12, 2018 304

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Programme launched for date farming

March 10, 2018, 10:46 pmMarch 10, 2018 270

Are micro leaves the next super vegetable?

April 21, 2018, 9:50 pmApril 21, 2018 172

Modern tech use can boost mango production

May 10, 2018, 5:36 pmMay 10, 2018 144

Encouraging vegetable cultivation

October 17, 2017, 4:54 pmOctober 17, 2017 356

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Pilot Study Shows Consumers Should Be Concerned About So-Called ‘Safe’ Levels of Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers

May 16, 2018, 11:14 pmMay 16, 2018 119

Kharif faces 48pc water shortage

May 16, 2018, 11:04 pmMay 16, 2018 107

The Future of Food: Maximizing Finance for Development in Agricultural Value Chains

May 6, 2018, 2:33 pmMay 6, 2018 169

Irsa rejects Sindh MPs’ request to close flood canals

May 4, 2018, 10:06 amMay 4, 2018 73

LOCAL NEWS

Punjab approves act to protect farmers

1 day agoMay 24, 2018 117

Farmers advised to sow certified varieties of paddy

1 day agoMay 24, 2018 545

Wheat procurement campaign continues in Punjab

4 days agoMay 21, 2018 110

French firm interested to provide milk collection system

4 days agoMay 21, 2018 133

4.448m acres to be brought under rice cultivation in Punjab

4 days agoMay 21, 2018 127

Farmers asked to cultivate sesame in June

4 days agoMay 21, 2018 101

Pakistan to export rice, sugar to Nigeria

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 119

Pakistan at bottom of agri R&D spending in South Asia

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 132

Mango export target set at 100k tons for 2018

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 90

ICCI for addressing issues of fruit and vegetable market

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 81

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US sanctions on Iran threaten vital Afghanistan trade project

4 days agoMay 21, 2018 73

USGC: U.S. ethanol exports continue to rise

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 95

USDA wheat estimates project market year range $4.50 to $5

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 98

Ukraine parliament passes initial bill for the eventual ban of palm oil within the country

6 days agoMay 19, 2018 93

Africa: Which Climate-Smart Technologies Will Pay Off for African Farmers?

May 16, 2018, 11:44 pmMay 19, 2018 120

Pilot Study Shows Consumers Should Be Concerned About So-Called ‘Safe’ Levels of Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers

May 16, 2018, 11:14 pmMay 16, 2018 119

First freight train from China arrives in Belgium

May 14, 2018, 7:07 pmMay 14, 2018 107

Technology boosts Tanzanian farmers

May 12, 2018, 11:57 amMay 12, 2018 116

USDA predicts lower carryover for corn, wheat and soybeans

May 12, 2018, 8:07 amMay 12, 2018 107

Tanzania: Farmers to Gain From Food Security Projects

May 12, 2018, 8:05 amMay 12, 2018 115

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

CPEC income to be more than Pakistan budget

Team PakissanDecember 1, 2017, 1:11 pmDecember 1, 2017

CPEC

CPEC to give boost to agriculture sector

Team PakissanFebruary 22, 2016, 3:26 amOctober 13, 2017

Climate Change

Climate change could create 143 million migrants, World Bank says

Team PakissanMarch 21, 2018, 9:14 amMarch 21, 2018

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

Soyabean, palm oil imports increase in first quarter

October 28, 2017, 10:16 amOctober 28, 2017 1376

Egypt issued milling wheat tender

October 19, 2017, 2:36 pmNovember 2, 2017 287

China becomes largest trading partner of Pakistan

January 17, 2018, 2:12 pmJanuary 17, 2018 413

Ban on wheat imports sought

October 16, 2017, 9:32 amOctober 16, 2017 246

Brexit is a chance to save UK small farms

January 2, 2018, 10:56 pmJanuary 2, 2018 232

Ethiopia issues tender to buy 200,000 T wheat

October 25, 2017, 10:59 amOctober 25, 2017 1361

Ministry of Commerce finalises draft of e-commerce policy

October 16, 2017, 9:42 amOctober 16, 2017 413

China should target U.S. soybeans: Jiwei

March 29, 2018, 7:33 amMarch 29, 2018 91

Farmers advised to sow quality cotton seed

April 2, 2018, 11:25 amApril 2, 2018 266

Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on Pakistani kinnow

January 29, 2018, 9:30 amJanuary 29, 2018 549

Horti Expo 2018 kicks off

January 16, 2018, 8:22 amJanuary 16, 2018 619

‘Pakistan needs balanced crop pattern to escape heavy import bill’

November 21, 2017, 10:14 amNovember 21, 2017 273

New Agri Technology

The Blockchain Comes to Agriculture

February 11, 2018, 7:12 pmFebruary 11, 2018 386

Grid Pin, New Agri Technology

Internet of Things in Agriculture to Improve Overall Smart Agriculture Solution Market , Research Nester

May 8, 2018, 9:43 pmMay 8, 2018 158

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Biodegradable miniature sensors a precision solution to agriculture’s variability problem

October 17, 2017, 10:52 amOctober 17, 2017 1467

Precision Farming

Precision Agriculture: A New Approach to Crop Management

October 25, 2017, 8:29 pmOctober 25, 2017 1849

New Agri Technology

Apps That are Changing the Face of Indian Agriculture

February 11, 2018, 7:08 pmFebruary 11, 2018 309

Precision Farming

Precision farming

October 25, 2017, 8:40 pmOctober 25, 2017 2144

New Agri Technology

Samsung’s satellite idea

August 11, 2017, 3:40 pmAugust 11, 2017 1420

Precision Farming

Precision Farming: key technologies & concepts

October 21, 2017, 1:37 pmOctober 21, 2017 571

New Agri Technology, Wheat

NASA Experiments lead to new way to raise wheat production threefold

January 4, 2018, 6:15 pmJanuary 4, 2018 602

Machinery, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Potato Planting | New Technology

October 27, 2017, 10:10 pmOctober 27, 2017 1903

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight

February 27, 2018, 4:09 pmFebruary 27, 2018 357

Punjab approves act to protect farmers

Farmers advised to sow certified varieties of paddy

Wheat procurement campaign continues in Punjab

French firm interested to provide milk collection system

4.448m acres to be brought under rice cultivation in Punjab

US sanctions on Iran threaten vital Afghanistan trade project

USGC: U.S. ethanol exports continue to rise

USDA wheat estimates project market year range $4.50 to $5

Ukraine parliament passes initial bill for the eventual ban of palm oil within the country

Africa: Which Climate-Smart Technologies Will Pay Off for African Farmers?

Climate Change effects human life, economic growth

Hydro-terrorism by India

Mango growers feel the heat as Pakistan tackles climate change

The Future of Food: Maximizing Finance for Development in Agricultural Value Chains

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

Rs2.5b allocated to improve cotton output

Fall in cotton sowing

Total cotton output 11.58m bales: PCGA

Rs250m allocated for cotton research

Cotton growers urged to use certified seeds

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

230 wheat procurement centres set up

Water shortage could affect Kharif crops

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

Rice cultivation schedule released

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

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

Baby corn — a commercial vegetable

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

Project to promote gram cultivation in Thal

Livestock Dept takes steps to empower rural women

Need to explore meat export potential: TDAP

Animal census to promote livestock sector

Livestock farmers urged to get maximum production

Argentina to surpass Mexico among largest beef exporters

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 reach $264m in eight months

Protein rich food: Fisheries dept to set up four hatcheries

Seafood exports reach $264.18m

Drones for Fishing

Swat to soon become lucrative market for trout

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

Causes and effects of vaccination failure

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

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

Ensuring Quality: Kinnow processing initiated

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

Mango farmers in India adopt ‘high density’ technology for better yield