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Call to revamp sugarcane sector

January 26, 2018, 9:36 amJanuary 26, 2018 656

New Technology for Agriculture

October 19, 2017, 1:22 pmOctober 19, 2017 4259

Increasing sugar cane yield

January 15, 2017, 12:40 pmOctober 15, 2017 640

Improving cotton yield

October 7, 2017, 12:10 pmOctober 15, 2017 543

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

5 Milk Market Factors to Watch in 2018

December 6, 2017, 11:22 amDecember 6, 2017 1429

Chicken prices in Karachi come on par with beef rates

December 29, 2017, 5:51 pmDecember 29, 2017 1135

Pakistani seafood gaining popularity in Chinese market

March 4, 2018, 12:28 pmMarch 5, 2018 464

Pre –Brooding Management of chicks

September 24, 2017, 10:44 pmOctober 15, 2017 734

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Farmers advised to complete sowing of potato

October 6, 2018, 9:46 amOctober 6, 2018 228

Banana Marketing

August 11, 2017, 2:20 pmOctober 15, 2017 760

Sabzi shopping the organic way

January 7, 2018, 9:32 amJanuary 7, 2018 1031

Horti Expo 2018 kicks off

January 16, 2018, 8:22 amJanuary 16, 2018 859

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Awareness vital for water conservation

October 29, 2018, 9:07 amOctober 29, 2018 165

Agri inputs worth $2.32b imported in first quarter

October 26, 2018, 11:58 amOctober 26, 2018 160

Farmers should control whitefly attack on cotton

October 8, 2018, 7:54 amOctober 10, 2018 215

Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season

October 4, 2018, 6:16 amOctober 4, 2018 197

LOCAL NEWS

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

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 96

Chinese help in agriculture

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 130

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

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 110

Country can enhance exports to China by 300pc

November 11, 2018, 2:36 pmNovember 11, 2018 157

CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks

November 9, 2018, 6:21 pmNovember 9, 2018 142

ECC maintains wheat price at Rs1,300 per 40kgs

November 9, 2018, 6:18 pmNovember 9, 2018 109

China agrees to double its import from Pakistan

November 9, 2018, 6:17 pmNovember 9, 2018 126

Tea worth $148.32 million imported in 1st quarter

November 9, 2018, 6:15 pmNovember 9, 2018 116

Growers asked to complete wheat sowing

November 9, 2018, 6:11 pmNovember 9, 2018 74

Experts for completing gram cultivation

November 7, 2018, 9:30 amNovember 7, 2018 172

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 96

Malaysia’s October palm oil stocks up 7.63pc

5 days agoNovember 14, 2018 84

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

November 9, 2018, 6:34 pmNovember 9, 2018 153

Philippine rice import dependency up

November 9, 2018, 6:31 pmNovember 9, 2018 124

Egypt imported 10 million tonnes of wheat in 2018

November 9, 2018, 6:30 pmNovember 9, 2018 126

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 97

World cereal output forecasts raised – FAO

November 5, 2018, 8:09 amNovember 5, 2018 134

Corn prices under pressure from large supply and low demand

November 5, 2018, 8:08 amNovember 5, 2018 128

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

November 5, 2018, 8:07 amNovember 5, 2018 120

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

NLC plans int’l standard rest areas on highways, CPEC routes

Team PakissanNovember 6, 2017, 9:24 amNovember 6, 2017

CPEC

CPEC boosts tractor industry

Team PakissanMay 16, 2017, 3:22 amOctober 13, 2017

CPEC, Grid Pin, Pakistan Agriculture News

China rejects media report regarding delay in CPEC construction

Team PakissanSeptember 14, 2018, 1:34 pmSeptember 14, 2018

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

The Value of Traditional African Knowledge in Agriculture

November 14, 2017, 8:13 amNovember 14, 2017 635

MPs want tax exemptions to agri loans

February 16, 2018, 11:08 amFebruary 16, 2018 263

Potato cultivation be completed by 31st Jan

January 26, 2018, 9:38 amJanuary 26, 2018 900

CPEC moves into Agriculture

October 26, 2018, 12:30 pmOctober 26, 2018 234

Livestock farmers urged to get maximum production

January 12, 2018, 7:45 pmJanuary 12, 2018 1146

Capacity of Tarbela, Mangla to reduce 33pc by 2020

February 22, 2018, 11:17 amFebruary 22, 2018 398

China’s hybrid rice helps relieve Africa’s grain problems

September 6, 2018, 12:45 pmSeptember 6, 2018 225

Animal census to promote livestock sector

February 6, 2018, 11:01 amFebruary 6, 2018 1102

Japan still trusts Canadian wheat system, say officials

July 6, 2018, 9:55 amJuly 6, 2018 171

Tea import increases 4.7pc in two months

October 4, 2018, 7:26 pmOctober 4, 2018 101

Pakistan can achieve half of power generation thru renewable means

November 25, 2017, 9:37 amNovember 25, 2017 584

Vietnam wins contract to export rice to South Korea

July 18, 2018, 11:29 amJuly 18, 2018 234

New Agri Technology

Nanotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture

January 18, 2018, 11:10 pmJanuary 18, 2018 1032

New Agri Technology, Wheat

Wheat crop yield can be increased by up to 20% using new chemical technology

October 24, 2017, 12:13 amOctober 24, 2017 3591

Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Dutch scientists close to ‘breakthrough’ method of growing crops

September 18, 2018, 6:01 pmSeptember 18, 2018 229

New Agri Technology, Wheat

NASA Experiments lead to new way to raise wheat production threefold

January 4, 2018, 6:15 pmJanuary 4, 2018 788

More Horticulture, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

AgroBot Harvester make harvesting easy

1 day agoNovember 18, 2018 67

Fertilizer, Grid Pin, New Agri Technology

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

June 5, 2018, 4:39 pmJune 5, 2018 524

Machinery, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Future Latest Intelligent Technology World Amazing Modern Agriculture Heavy Equipment Mega Machines

October 27, 2017, 9:57 pmOctober 27, 2017 3705

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 519

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity

August 8, 2018, 9:55 amAugust 8, 2018 286

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Like organic, transition to digital farming needs support

September 30, 2018, 9:13 amSeptember 30, 2018 233

Precision Farming

Precision farming

October 25, 2017, 8:40 pmOctober 25, 2017 3160

‘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