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FSCD gives go-ahead for exporting 50 metric tons of hybrid rice seed

January 7, 2018, 10:12 amJanuary 7, 2018 369

USDA raises 2018 wheat carryover forecast by 3%

January 16, 2018, 7:49 amJanuary 16, 2018 612

Sugar mills mafia exploits planters

March 29, 2018, 8:33 amMarch 29, 2018 416

New seed varieties of wheat

April 17, 2018, 1:16 amApril 17, 2018 575

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

AvailabIlity of Dutch cattle: Pakistan can increase milk production

September 19, 2017, 8:11 pmOctober 24, 2017 2577

Poultry Water Supply System

August 2, 2017, 2:08 pmOctober 16, 2017 353

Livestock farmers urged to get maximum production

January 12, 2018, 7:45 pmJanuary 12, 2018 1005

Veterinarian and Poultry Industry

January 20, 2017, 5:11 pmOctober 16, 2017 355

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

How to enhance citrus export

October 16, 2017, 2:53 pmOctober 16, 2017 2176

Major Citrus Growing Areas & Varieties in Pakistan

October 16, 2017, 1:53 pmOctober 16, 2017 1050

Citrus Uses

October 16, 2017, 3:56 pmNovember 7, 2017 2423

AGRONOMIC PACKAGES OF RABI VEGETABLES

March 20, 2017, 6:30 pmOctober 20, 2017 401

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes

August 13, 2018, 10:37 amAugust 13, 2018 83

Agri-credit disbursement rises 38% to Rs972.6 billion

August 11, 2018, 8:33 amAugust 11, 2018 77

After urea price hike, farmers to bear extra Rs30b cost

June 22, 2018, 9:55 amJune 22, 2018 276

Fertilizer use by crop in Pakistan

June 13, 2018, 9:18 amJune 13, 2018 415

LOCAL NEWS

Model Agri production markets

2 days agoAugust 18, 2018 89

Imran Khan becomes 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan

2 days agoAugust 18, 2018 97

Pakistani mangoes get thumbs up from Turkish people

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 131

Mango export to China likely to exceed target

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 125

Neelum-Jhelum project attains full generation capacity of 969MW

6 days agoAugust 15, 2018 94

Cotton prices fall Rs600 per maund in Punjab

6 days agoAugust 15, 2018 96

Amended Agri rules to be implemented for better marketing mechanism

6 days agoAugust 15, 2018 68

Agriculture sector will need Rs1.52tr in FY19: SBP

August 13, 2018, 7:14 pmAugust 13, 2018 104

PTI insists IMF is a ‘fallback’

August 13, 2018, 10:39 amAugust 13, 2018 121

Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes

August 13, 2018, 10:37 amAugust 13, 2018 83

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Malaysia eyes increased palm oil exports to China

2 days agoAugust 19, 2018 72

Turkey imposes up to 140% tax on rice, alcohol, cars from US

2 days agoAugust 18, 2018 119

Thai rice offered at lowest price in Iraq buying tender

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 99

Syngenta Launches Five New Winter Wheat Varieties

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 111

Philippine domestic sugar prices fall for first time in over 14 months due to imports

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 100

Brazil’s farmers dump sugar for soy as U.S.-China trade war boosts demand

4 days agoAugust 16, 2018 71

Thailand likely to export 11m tons rice this year

6 days agoAugust 15, 2018 84

Iran’s saffron exports surge 25pc

August 13, 2018, 10:19 amAugust 13, 2018 74

Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity

August 8, 2018, 9:55 amAugust 8, 2018 139

Chinese Agriculture Startup Raises $58M for Blockchain Food Quality Control Platform

August 8, 2018, 9:47 amAugust 8, 2018 89

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

CPEC, Opinions

CPEC could turn into a nightmare if Pakistan keeps tariffs high

Team PakissanDecember 20, 2017, 8:19 amDecember 20, 2017

Chinese-led infrastructure boom mostly bypasses Pakistan’s banks

Team PakissanOctober 28, 2017, 10:11 amOctober 28, 2017

Climate Change, Opinions

Switching to climate-smart agriculture

Team PakissanOctober 24, 2017, 8:27 amOctober 24, 2017

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

Wheat production forecast: Surge in ending stocks for US

December 25, 2017, 11:06 pmDecember 25, 2017 647

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

November 21, 2017, 10:14 amNovember 21, 2017 394

Pakistan can be gateway to Central Asia for oil, energy trade

November 16, 2017, 9:10 amNovember 16, 2017 728

Pak-Iran rice trade via Dubai continues despite PTA

April 3, 2018, 7:31 amApril 3, 2018 358

Sugar mill owners not purchasing crop at official rate

December 18, 2017, 10:42 amDecember 18, 2017 426

Tea worth $137.142m imported in first quarter in Pakistan

November 6, 2017, 5:17 pmNovember 6, 2017 387

Ministry of Commerce finalises draft of e-commerce policy

October 16, 2017, 9:42 amOctober 16, 2017 503

Utilising coal to meet energy demands may increase pollution level

November 13, 2017, 8:54 amNovember 13, 2017 435

Agriculture uplift projects approved by KP Gov

October 19, 2017, 8:50 amOctober 19, 2017 1856

Irsa increases water shares of Punjab, Sindh

April 23, 2018, 7:24 amApril 23, 2018 218

Lacklustre trading on cotton market

April 12, 2018, 6:40 pmApril 14, 2018 126

Rice exporters pin high hopes on Iran visit

April 10, 2018, 4:19 pmApril 10, 2018 345

Multimedia, Precision Farming

What is “Agriculture 4.0”?

October 21, 2017, 1:41 pmOctober 21, 2017 4769

New Agri Technology

Using data to predict equipment failure

August 11, 2017, 3:47 pmAugust 11, 2017 482

New Agri Technology, Vegetables

Greenhouse cleaning and sanitizing

December 16, 2017, 11:09 amDecember 16, 2017 598

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 852

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight

February 27, 2018, 4:09 pmFebruary 27, 2018 563

Precision Farming

Precision farming

October 25, 2017, 8:40 pmOctober 25, 2017 2709

Grid Pin, New Agri Technology

Crop in hand: how a cloud-based application brings farmers closer to end users

May 17, 2018, 12:05 amMay 17, 2018 239

Precision Farming

Smart Farming

October 21, 2017, 4:37 pmOctober 21, 2017 2662

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity

August 8, 2018, 9:55 amAugust 8, 2018 139

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Crops Are Harvested Without Human Input, Teasing the Future of Agriculture

February 27, 2018, 4:30 pmFebruary 27, 2018 424

New Agri Technology

A microbial approach to agriculture

February 16, 2018, 11:25 amFebruary 16, 2018 404

Model Agri production markets

Imran Khan becomes 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan

Pakistani mangoes get thumbs up from Turkish people

Mango export to China likely to exceed target

Neelum-Jhelum project attains full generation capacity of 969MW

Malaysia eyes increased palm oil exports to China

Turkey imposes up to 140% tax on rice, alcohol, cars from US

Thai rice offered at lowest price in Iraq buying tender

Syngenta Launches Five New Winter Wheat Varieties

Philippine domestic sugar prices fall for first time in over 14 months due to imports

What has been happening to agriculture?

Innovationg agriculture in Naya Pakistan

Pakistan Economy set to face tougher challenges in FY19

Pakistan’s food insecurity

Galloping Fiscal Deficit in Pakistan

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

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