Precision farming startup Taranis gets $20M Series B for its crop-monitoring tech New tech for clean agriculture offers chemical-free food What is Precision Agriculture? Wheat crop yield can be increased by up to 20% using new chemical technology Blockchain Revolutionizing Agriculture, Food Sectors The Missing Link in Precision Agriculture LOCAL NEWS Digital economy to create 2m jobs, boost GDP to $40bDecember 23, 2019, 7:57 amDecember 23, 2019 172 Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop productionDecember 23, 2019, 7:45 amDecember 23, 2019 202 PAMRA To Put Agricultural Marketing On Modern Line: Secy AgricultureDecember 23, 2019, 7:41 amDecember 23, 2019 157 7 agri, livestock projects worth Rs4.20b approved for erstwhile FataDecember 23, 2019, 7:38 amDecember 23, 2019 177 KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity PlantNovember 27, 2019, 11:29 amNovember 27, 2019 226 Govt signs contract for electro mechanical work of Dasu Hydropower project Phase-INovember 27, 2019, 8:52 amNovember 27, 2019 176 Tea imports decrease 28.1pcNovember 27, 2019, 8:45 amNovember 27, 2019 197 Pakistan eager to form joint ventures in energy sectorNovember 27, 2019, 8:40 amNovember 27, 2019 159 Pakistan’s excess urea can fetch $250m in exportsNovember 27, 2019, 8:38 amNovember 27, 2019 160 Despite price rise, wheat farmers get no incentiveNovember 27, 2019, 8:36 amNovember 27, 2019 206 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Argentina’s farmers go ‘carbon neutral’ to retain agriculture marketsDecember 23, 2019, 8:04 amJanuary 28, 2020 122 Egypt’s agriculture exports jump to over 5 million tons in 2019December 23, 2019, 7:52 amDecember 23, 2019 146 Ukraine shipped 23 MMT of grain to foreign marketsNovember 27, 2019, 8:56 amNovember 27, 2019 289 Turkey actively purchasing feed grains this seasonNovember 27, 2019, 8:48 amNovember 27, 2019 180 Bangladesh flies in onion supplies as price hits record highNovember 18, 2019, 12:44 pmNovember 18, 2019 230 The Trade War Cost U.S. Farmers Their China Market. A Deal Might Not Bring It BackNovember 16, 2019, 7:24 amNovember 16, 2019 197 FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systemsNovember 14, 2019, 3:52 pmNovember 14, 2019 184 BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theoryJune 9, 2019, 9:11 amJune 9, 2019 488 China provides agriculture equipment to MongoliaMay 23, 2019, 11:50 pmMay 23, 2019 460 The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer spaceMay 16, 2019, 12:46 amMay 16, 2019 518 NEW AGRI TECHNOLOGY FAO stresses the need for a National Biotechnologies Policy and provincial strategies in Pakistan 821 Modern Technology Agriculture Huge Machines 159 Liquid Nano Clay: Turning Deserts in Green Land 539 Seven Points to Consider When Going Digital in Agriculture 341 Precision Farming Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green 541 Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight 1349 Biodegradable miniature sensors a precision solution to agriculture’s variability problem 2741 Smart Farming 3743 ORGANIC FARMING Organic matter status of Pakistan soils and its management 737 A future for organic apple growing in the Northeast 804 Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture 510 Organic farming – composting & its mechanism 718 CropsCornCottonRiceSugar CaneWheat Reap holds awards ceremony in Dubai to promote rice exports 767 Mealy bug: An emerging threat to cotton crop 1282 Tobacco contributes Rs114m p/a to national exchequer 1382 Global wheat experts to address challenges facing global wheat supply at Morocco meeting 2470 Live StockCattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultrySwat to soon become lucrative market for trout 1316 Research in genetics major reason of rapid poultry growth 1520 Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher 661 Collection of Fecal Material of Fish for the Measurement of Digestibility 2845 HorticultureCitrusMangoVegetables40pc of Swat peach goes to waste for lack of storage 1118 Greenhouse cleaning and sanitizing 1219 Bougainvillea: A potential ornamental plant 1162 Govt to improve veggies, fruits supply chain 1652 Farm InputsChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWaterFAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management 491 Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water 451 Govt planning to establish Ground Water Regulatory Authority 481 Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice 588 Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops 540 Soil health vital to improve agriculture productivity 590 Climate Change Pakistan has gone from water surplus to water-stressed 1006 Brazil’s coffee industry needs action ‘soon’ over climate change 2675 Plastic: Digesting Indigestible 1485 Climate change poses threat to sugarcane crop 824 Climate change to disrupt poor agricultural communities 2004 Climate Change Is Transforming the World’s Food Supply 967 Pakistan’s Billion Tree Tsunami restores 350,000 hectares of forests and degraded land to surpass Bonn Challenge commitment 2559 JS Bank sponsors WWF-Pakistan’s Green Office Network Meeting 1064 Special ReportsClimate ChangeCPECCPEC to create 700,000 direct jobs by 2030 Agriculture exports to China set to lift sector Global warming will make vegetables harder to find Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid Pakistan emerges as major partner of BRI MoreNew Agri TechnologyOpinionsIn search of greener pastures 789 Climate Change effects human life, economic growth 1380 Why Are Farmers Still Growing Wheat? 1551 Circular debt – a major drag on the energy chain 915 How we can revive the shrinking Indus delta 1052 Khan’s 100 Days 708 Cotton yield far below target feared in country 794 Cotton and textiles — the challenges ahead 1078 Country needs better kinnow varieties to compete globally 808 Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt 129 The Value of Traditional African Knowledge in Agriculture 1018 Climate change negotiations – time does matter 1077 Greenhouse cleaning and sanitizing 1219 Blockchain Revolutionizing Agriculture, Food Sectors 735 New technologies to offer growers more cotton management options 3379 Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity 698 Smart Farming 3743 “Smart automation facilitates ambitious seed breeding process” 1428 The Missing Link in Precision Agriculture 1268 Digital farming “critical” for sustainable agriculture 478 What is Precision Agriculture? 1316 An Introduction to Hydroponics System 771 This tower is a massive battery and it’s fuelled by gravity 567
