Precision farming to resurge Japanese agriculture Here’s what will happen when 30 billion devices are connected to the internet Controlling Irrigation and Fertigation Benefits the Farmers Tech transformation: how agriculture is being redefined through digital innovation and startups A microbial approach to agriculture Like organic, transition to digital farming needs support LOCAL NEWS ITC and World Bank publish new report on addressing non-tariff measures in PakistanAugust 12, 2020, 7:35 amAugust 12, 2020 1566 Digital economy to create 2m jobs, boost GDP to $40bDecember 23, 2019, 7:57 amDecember 23, 2019 1777 Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop productionDecember 23, 2019, 7:45 amDecember 23, 2019 2179 PAMRA To Put Agricultural Marketing On Modern Line: Secy AgricultureDecember 23, 2019, 7:41 amDecember 23, 2019 1755 7 agri, livestock projects worth Rs4.20b approved for erstwhile FataDecember 23, 2019, 7:38 amDecember 23, 2019 2050 KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity PlantNovember 27, 2019, 11:29 amNovember 27, 2019 2184 Govt signs contract for electro mechanical work of Dasu Hydropower project Phase-INovember 27, 2019, 8:52 amNovember 27, 2019 2001 Tea imports decrease 28.1pcNovember 27, 2019, 8:45 amNovember 27, 2019 1644 Pakistan eager to form joint ventures in energy sectorNovember 27, 2019, 8:40 amNovember 27, 2019 1861 Pakistan’s excess urea can fetch $250m in exportsNovember 27, 2019, 8:38 amNovember 27, 2019 1569 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Argentina’s farmers go ‘carbon neutral’ to retain agriculture marketsDecember 23, 2019, 8:04 amJanuary 28, 2020 1527 Egypt’s agriculture exports jump to over 5 million tons in 2019December 23, 2019, 7:52 amDecember 23, 2019 1482 Ukraine shipped 23 MMT of grain to foreign marketsNovember 27, 2019, 8:56 amNovember 27, 2019 1847 Turkey actively purchasing feed grains this seasonNovember 27, 2019, 8:48 amNovember 27, 2019 1633 Bangladesh flies in onion supplies as price hits record highNovember 18, 2019, 12:44 pmNovember 18, 2019 1772 The Trade War Cost U.S. Farmers Their China Market. A Deal Might Not Bring It BackNovember 16, 2019, 7:24 amNovember 16, 2019 1543 FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systemsNovember 14, 2019, 3:52 pmNovember 14, 2019 1502 BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theoryJune 9, 2019, 9:11 amJune 9, 2019 2037 China provides agriculture equipment to MongoliaMay 23, 2019, 11:50 pmMay 23, 2019 1791 The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer spaceMay 16, 2019, 12:46 amMay 16, 2019 2294 NEW AGRI TECHNOLOGYFAO stresses the need for a National Biotechnologies Policy and provincial strategies in Pakistan 1921 Awesome flower machine – new heavy technology machine 3980 NASA Experiments lead to new way to raise wheat production threefold 2206 From farm to plate via blockchain: Solving agriculture supply chain problems one grain at a time 4465 Precision FarmingPrecision Farming: key technologies & concepts 2975 Biodegradable miniature sensors a precision solution to agriculture’s variability problem 4179 Precision farming 5953 Smart agriculture in action in Africa 2841 ORGANIC FARMINGProfitability in organic farming 1541 Biofertilisers’ use for raising output 1714 Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture 2595 Living with organic inputs 1478 CropsCornCottonRiceSugar CaneWheatReplanting Indian cotton 1568 Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale 3110 The Role of Wheat in Worldwide Agriculture 2152 Cotton arrivals at ginning factories up by 7.51pc 1665 Live StockCattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultryLand of milk and money: Qatar looks to farms to beat the Gulf boycott 2803 Seafood exports up by 17pc in 10 months 3212 Seafood exports reach $264.18m 2091 Myanmar collaboration aims to enhance rice-fish production 2981 HorticultureCitrusMangoVegetablesProfitability of summer vegetables 5770 Hydroponic technique may help enhance vegetables, fruits production 3933 The looming threat of the deadly tomato leafminer 1856 A future for organic apple growing in the Northeast 3277 Farm InputsChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWaterFarmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green 2951 FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management 2303 Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water 2170 CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia 2163 Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice 2846 Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops 2363 Climate ChangeClimate change poses threat to sugarcane crop 2349 A fifth of the world’s healthy land degraded in 15 years 1589 How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs 1963 Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Grow Rice 4081 World has knowledge and tools to stop deforestation 1807 China’s War on Smog Unleashes Collateral Damage on World’s Farms 2128 Climate Change effects human life, economic growth 3105 Climate change to disrupt poor agricultural communities 3054 Special ReportsClimate ChangeCPECChinese companies ink agreement to invest in textile sector ‘Pakistan needs to undertake reforms to boost CPEC’ Climate change impacts agriculture in the northern Himalayas Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE SMOG MoreNew Agri TechnologyOpinionsRole of Women in Cottage Industry 2894 Food sovereignty is need of the hour: a viewpoint from India 2439 Agriculture: need to fix it? 1630 Fostering biodiversity benefits farmers, environment and our diets 2043 Bt cotton in butcher’s hand 3837 Knowledge and agriculture 2133 Need for comprehensive wheat storage and export policy 2721 Pakistan can achieve half of power generation thru renewable means 2451 Water politics: a disastrous recipe for Pakistan 1856 Agriculture: Food trade deficit rising again 1268 Agriculture sector fails to make adequate investment in value addition 2183 Agriculture needs no political heat in Pakistan 1257 AgroBot Harvester make harvesting easy 1817 The Future of Farming & Agriculture 6024 New Technology for Agriculture 7179 The Challenges for Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture 3520 Awesome flower machine – new heavy technology machine 3980 Major Agriculture Companies Partner to Use Blockchain in Grain Trading 1964 Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture is making pesto even more delicious 1362 Biodegradable miniature sensors a precision solution to agriculture’s variability problem 4179 Farm Run by Robots 1866 ‘Tell me phone, what’s destroying my crops?’ 2750 Greenhouse cleaning and sanitizing 2449