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Cotton prices fall

September 14, 2018, 12:54 pmSeptember 14, 2018 182

About 300,000 tonnes of Pakistani wheat sold for export

February 3, 2018, 10:20 amFebruary 3, 2018 935

Development of Bt Cotton For Biosafety In Pakistan

October 14, 2017, 1:51 pmOctober 19, 2017 2268

SunFlower

September 13, 2017, 1:15 pmSeptember 13, 2017 3251

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

Role of Vitamins in Immune Response in Poultry

September 26, 2017, 6:52 pmOctober 16, 2017 2151

A BRIEF ON FISHERIES ON PAKISTAN

May 22, 2017, 12:56 amOctober 16, 2017 2786

Expanding meat export market

December 12, 2017, 10:27 amDecember 12, 2017 899

Maximum residue limits for poultry

February 23, 2017, 8:18 pmOctober 16, 2017 465

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Encouraging vegetable cultivation

October 17, 2017, 4:54 pmOctober 17, 2017 501

Improved method for raising rice nursery

October 18, 2017, 4:33 pmOctober 18, 2017 2157

Why citrus production is not living up to its potential

January 18, 2018, 11:39 pmJanuary 18, 2018 891

Boon for farmers: Growing off-season vegetables in tunnels

February 17, 2017, 8:29 amOctober 17, 2017 441

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

200 watercourses to be improved in 100 days

September 14, 2018, 9:48 amSeptember 14, 2018 96

Irsa releases 249,300 cusecs water

September 14, 2018, 9:47 amSeptember 14, 2018 85

Driving Pakistan’s agri future

September 4, 2018, 10:21 amSeptember 4, 2018 328

Fertiliser companies profit up 67pc in 2Q-2018

September 2, 2018, 9:47 amSeptember 2, 2018 156

LOCAL NEWS

Dubai Halal products’ expo on 29th

3 days agoSeptember 21, 2018 80

APTMA welcomes uniform energy tariff

3 days agoSeptember 21, 2018 70

Wapda units generate record 7500 MW electricity

3 days agoSeptember 21, 2018 60

Textile exports grow 4pc

3 days agoSeptember 21, 2018 54

China-Pakistan to build ‘Green Economic Belts’ under CPEC

4 days agoSeptember 21, 2018 79

FAO and UNHCR join hands on integrated homestead gardening in Balochistan

5 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 122

Farmers advised to stop burning of crop residuals

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 118

PTI govt likely to increase wheat support price

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 204

Rabi season to face 45pc water shortage

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 109

Construction of dams should be on war-footing basis

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 111

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

China strikes back by going after America’s energy companies

16 hours agoSeptember 23, 2018 73

Philippine paddy rice losses from typhoon exceed forecasts

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 784

Export policies shrink global wheat supply, increase uncertainty

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 105

USDA sacks grain trade

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 92

Drought in Australia leaves Asia turning to Argentina for wheat

6 days agoSeptember 18, 2018 119

Indian Cabinet hikes procurement price of ethanol made from B-molasses

September 14, 2018, 10:28 amSeptember 14, 2018 96

Australian grains feeding Indonesia

September 14, 2018, 9:50 amSeptember 14, 2018 77

Wheat production in Iraq halved due to water shortages

September 14, 2018, 9:46 amSeptember 14, 2018 81

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

September 6, 2018, 12:45 pmSeptember 6, 2018 157

Eygpt to set plan to achieve food security, raise wheat storage

September 6, 2018, 9:26 amSeptember 6, 2018 124

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

CPEC coal-based power plants to damage environment: ADB

Team PakissanFebruary 6, 2018, 11:19 amFebruary 6, 2018

CPEC, Pakistan Agriculture News

Agri sector included in CPEC’s LTP to ensure sustainable economic growth

Team PakissanDecember 8, 2017, 12:54 amDecember 8, 2017

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

WB okays $300m to modernise agriculture in Punjab

December 17, 2017, 11:20 amDecember 18, 2017 443

Cotton season has been tough, but the forecast shows a strong finish

October 16, 2017, 10:41 amOctober 16, 2017 449

FAO builds capacity of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to collect reliable data for achieving Zero Hunger

May 17, 2018, 10:43 pmMay 17, 2018 278

Planting of spring crops started in Kazakhstan

April 11, 2018, 11:04 amApril 11, 2018 199

Govt committed to resolve farmers’ issues

February 19, 2018, 5:46 pmFebruary 19, 2018 184

Modern Agri Tech to prevent environment degradation

October 11, 2017, 6:00 pmOctober 12, 2017 394

Neelum-Jhelum starts providing power to grid

April 10, 2018, 12:20 pmApril 10, 2018 236

Tarbela Dam touches dead level

May 7, 2018, 3:31 pmMay 7, 2018 282

India. Food grain output to be record 284.83 million tonnes

August 31, 2018, 8:41 amAugust 31, 2018 82

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

January 26, 2018, 9:48 amJanuary 26, 2018 345

Int’l Agri-Tech Expo on April 6-7

March 22, 2018, 4:00 pmMarch 22, 2018 255

299,100 cusecs water released

July 22, 2018, 12:25 pmJuly 22, 2018 180

New Agri Technology

Apps That are Changing the Face of Indian Agriculture

February 11, 2018, 7:08 pmFebruary 11, 2018 510

More Horticulture, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Topping Tulips Technology

November 2, 2017, 10:36 amNovember 2, 2017 1824

Multimedia, Precision Farming

What is “Agriculture 4.0”?

October 21, 2017, 1:41 pmOctober 21, 2017 5196

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight

February 27, 2018, 4:09 pmFebruary 27, 2018 636

More Horticulture, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

New Modern Agriculture Machines 2017 – Harvesting Bananas

October 19, 2017, 1:37 pmOctober 19, 2017 3409

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 456

New Agri Technology, Precision Farming, Water

Controlling Irrigation and Fertigation Benefits the Farmers

October 12, 2017, 8:08 amOctober 14, 2017 1979

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Precision agriculture is changing farming

February 22, 2018, 12:10 pmFebruary 22, 2018 816

Precision Farming

Precision Agriculture: A New Approach to Crop Management

October 25, 2017, 8:29 pmOctober 25, 2017 2261

New Agri Technology

Tesla pauses Model 3 production

March 15, 2018, 4:32 pmMarch 15, 2018 361

Precision Farming

Precision Farming Market Increasing investment in agriculture technology up to 2024

April 29, 2018, 7:38 amApril 29, 2018 468

Dubai Halal products’ expo on 29th

APTMA welcomes uniform energy tariff

Wapda units generate record 7500 MW electricity

Textile exports grow 4pc

China-Pakistan to build ‘Green Economic Belts’ under CPEC

China strikes back by going after America’s energy companies

Philippine paddy rice losses from typhoon exceed forecasts

Export policies shrink global wheat supply, increase uncertainty

USDA sacks grain trade

Drought in Australia leaves Asia turning to Argentina for wheat

Who’s in charge of Darawat dam?

Cotton yield far below target feared in country

In search of greener pastures

Alternative gas governance system may be adopted

Dam Equivalents: The solution to Pakistan’s water crisis

Cotton output estimated at 10.874m bales

Cotton prices fall

Cotton yield far below target feared in country

Punjab exceeds cotton sowing target

Cotton-picking training being imparted to farmers

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

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

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

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

Govt to boost gram cultivation in Thar

Soybean cultivation be completed by mid-Sept

Experts for starting sesame cultivation

Farmers asked to cultivate sesame in June

Kharif crop targets set amid irrigation water shortage

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

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

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

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

Kinow Growers welcome Rs800/40kg rate

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