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Increasing sugar cane yield

January 15, 2017, 12:40 pmOctober 15, 2017 641

Indian Cotton farmers advised to turn to other crops

January 4, 2018, 6:24 pmJanuary 4, 2018 570

Reap to acknowledge contribution of int’l buyers of Pak rice

January 12, 2018, 7:28 pmJanuary 12, 2018 630

Cotton-picking training being imparted to farmers

August 31, 2018, 8:34 amAugust 31, 2018 274

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

Coccidiosis In Poultry Can Be Controlled By A Local Vaccine- Claimed

September 25, 2017, 11:04 pmOctober 15, 2017 1691

Causes and effects of vaccination failure

September 27, 2017, 11:40 pmOctober 16, 2017 2601

World’s first floating dairy farm could be wave of the future

September 16, 2018, 9:50 amSeptember 16, 2018 282

India Milk production up 20% in 2014-2017

March 12, 2018, 8:26 amMarch 12, 2018 755

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Date trees project in southern Punjab

April 6, 2018, 7:26 amApril 6, 2018 537

Farmers advised to complete sowing of potato

October 6, 2018, 9:46 amOctober 6, 2018 229

Citrus Uses

October 16, 2017, 3:56 pmNovember 7, 2017 2777

The looming threat of the deadly tomato leafminer

July 18, 2018, 11:15 amJuly 18, 2018 334

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Awareness vital for water conservation

October 29, 2018, 9:07 amOctober 29, 2018 168

Agri inputs worth $2.32b imported in first quarter

October 26, 2018, 11:58 amOctober 26, 2018 163

Farmers should control whitefly attack on cotton

October 8, 2018, 7:54 amOctober 10, 2018 217

Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season

October 4, 2018, 6:16 amOctober 4, 2018 199

LOCAL NEWS

‘Agriculture sector has endured billions in losses due to water shortage’

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 100

Chinese help in agriculture

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 140

Agricultural co-op on course to further ties: Chinese CG

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 114

Country can enhance exports to China by 300pc

November 11, 2018, 2:36 pmNovember 11, 2018 163

CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks

November 9, 2018, 6:21 pmNovember 9, 2018 148

ECC maintains wheat price at Rs1,300 per 40kgs

November 9, 2018, 6:18 pmNovember 9, 2018 112

China agrees to double its import from Pakistan

November 9, 2018, 6:17 pmNovember 9, 2018 129

Tea worth $148.32 million imported in 1st quarter

November 9, 2018, 6:15 pmNovember 9, 2018 119

Growers asked to complete wheat sowing

November 9, 2018, 6:11 pmNovember 9, 2018 77

Experts for completing gram cultivation

November 7, 2018, 9:30 amNovember 7, 2018 174

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India to procure 44 lakh tonne of oilseeds and pulses under the PM

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 99

Malaysia’s October palm oil stocks up 7.63pc

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 88

Precision farming startup Taranis gets $20M Series B for its crop-monitoring tech

November 9, 2018, 6:34 pmNovember 9, 2018 158

Philippine rice import dependency up

November 9, 2018, 6:31 pmNovember 9, 2018 129

Egypt imported 10 million tonnes of wheat in 2018

November 9, 2018, 6:30 pmNovember 9, 2018 129

World wheat production forecast drops

November 9, 2018, 6:28 pmNovember 9, 2018 93

Argentina expects a record harvest of 140 million tons of grain and oilseeds

November 9, 2018, 6:27 pmNovember 9, 2018 99

World cereal output forecasts raised – FAO

November 5, 2018, 8:09 amNovember 5, 2018 135

Corn prices under pressure from large supply and low demand

November 5, 2018, 8:08 amNovember 5, 2018 129

Global palm oil output to rise by nearly 2.5 mil T in 2019

November 5, 2018, 8:07 amNovember 5, 2018 121

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

Chinese groups due next month to review CPEC projects

Team PakissanFebruary 16, 2018, 11:09 amFebruary 16, 2018

CPEC

CPEC to boost agriculture

Team PakissanMay 20, 2017, 3:19 amOctober 13, 2017

CPEC, Pakistan Agriculture News

‘Pakistan needs to undertake reforms to boost CPEC’

Team PakissanJanuary 16, 2018, 8:24 amJanuary 16, 2018

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

Kinow export to Indonesia increases to $48m

December 8, 2017, 12:51 amDecember 8, 2017 511

After Tarbela, Mangla Dam reaching dead level

July 11, 2018, 10:33 amJuly 11, 2018 228

Punjab Minister urges Farmers not to burn rice stubble

October 4, 2018, 6:19 amOctober 4, 2018 156

Farmers to get soil health reports on smartphones

December 22, 2017, 6:45 pmDecember 22, 2017 564

Fish exports increase by 19.63pc in two months

October 13, 2017, 10:26 amOctober 16, 2017 449

Punjab budget: Rs112.5b proposed for agri, irrigation sectors

October 17, 2018, 9:11 amOctober 17, 2018 119

Farmers advised to sow certified varieties of paddy

May 24, 2018, 10:36 amMay 24, 2018 4474

CPEC projects, best example of ‘State-of-the art’ technology

September 4, 2018, 10:32 amSeptember 4, 2018 225

Cotton prices fall Rs600 per maund in Punjab

August 15, 2018, 9:42 amAugust 15, 2018 179

‘Pakistan among fastest emerging economies in Asia’

February 19, 2018, 6:23 pmFebruary 19, 2018 251

Zimbabwe. Heavy rains destroy wheat

November 18, 2017, 8:39 amNovember 18, 2017 483

Bangladesh wheat imports jump 30%

November 7, 2017, 8:56 amNovember 7, 2017 444

New Agri Technology, Precision Farming

Technology: The Future of Agriculture

October 13, 2017, 5:47 pmOctober 14, 2017 842

New Agri Technology

Farmers spot diseased crops faster with artificial intelligence

January 9, 2018, 11:46 amJanuary 9, 2018 853

New Agri Technology

The Blockchain Comes to Agriculture

February 11, 2018, 7:12 pmFebruary 11, 2018 606

Precision Farming

Smart Farming

October 21, 2017, 4:37 pmOctober 21, 2017 2848

More Horticulture, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

AgroBot Harvester make harvesting easy

2 days agoNovember 18, 2018 71

New Agri Technology, Rice

‘New technology will help farmers sow rice without water’

October 19, 2017, 1:42 pmOctober 19, 2017 2353

Precision Farming

Precision Agriculture: A New Approach to Crop Management

October 25, 2017, 8:29 pmOctober 25, 2017 2427

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

The future of indoor agriculture is vertical farms run by robots

October 6, 2018, 10:21 amOctober 6, 2018 214

Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Farm Run by Robots

October 19, 2018, 9:05 amOctober 19, 2018 222

Grid Pin, New Agri Technology

Tech transformation: how agriculture is being redefined through digital innovation and startups

July 6, 2018, 8:32 amJuly 6, 2018 521

Grid Pin, International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Alibaba Cloud makes agriculture “smarter” with Agricultural Brain

June 22, 2018, 10:12 amJune 22, 2018 402

‘Agriculture sector has endured billions in losses due to water shortage’

Chinese help in agriculture

Agricultural co-op on course to further ties: Chinese CG

Country can enhance exports to China by 300pc

CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks

India to procure 44 lakh tonne of oilseeds and pulses under the PM

Malaysia’s October palm oil stocks up 7.63pc

Precision farming startup Taranis gets $20M Series B for its crop-monitoring tech

Philippine rice import dependency up

Egypt imported 10 million tonnes of wheat in 2018

Agriculture: need to fix it?

Why agricultural subsidies don’t always work

Poverty eradication through sustainable added-value agriculture in Pakistan

CPEC moves into Agriculture

Who is responsible for Pakistan Debt Trap?

CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks

Cotton arrival at ginneries down

Over 98 high yielding cotton seed varieties developed for cultivation

Trashing cotton in a quality-conscious world

Carelessness in cotton picking can shrink price: CCRI director

Growers advised to start wheat cultivation from November 1

Wheat to be cultivated over 8,781.6 thousand hectares

Farmers to start wheat cultivation from 15th

China’s hybrid wheat successfully grown on large scale in Pakistan

Punjab fails to achieve wheat purchase target

PTI govt likely to increase wheat support price

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

Sept suitable for sugarcane cultivation

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

Commercialization of biotech corn to spur growth of maize production

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

Experts for completing gram cultivation

NAB broadens tax probe in tobacco industry

Govt to boost gram cultivation in Thar

Soybean cultivation be completed by mid-Sept

Experts for starting sesame cultivation

8.7m cattle farmers’ data computerised

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

World’s first floating dairy farm could be wave of the future

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

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

Poultry farms being registered

Over 1.5 million people working in poultry sector in Pakistan

Balochistan to establish livestock markets at divisional level

International Poultry Expo 2018 from tomorrow

Livestock Dept ensuring poultry at low rates

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

Low kinnow yield expected this year

Growers asked to cultivate seedless kinnow

Citrus orchards under attack by diseases

Kinnow exports hit record high at 370,000 tons

Farmers asked to start citrus cultivation

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