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Meagre resources allocated to tackle climate change

Iranian delegation keen to promote agriculture trade with Pakistan

Pakistan’s Billion Tree Tsunami restores 350,000 hectares of forests and degraded land to surpass Bonn Challenge commitment

KP fixes minimum support prices of sugarbeet, sugarcane

Crops

CornCottonRiceSugar CaneWheat

Rice export touches $ 1.06b

February 11, 2018, 6:33 pmFebruary 11, 2018 303

Wheat production forecast: Surge in ending stocks for US

December 25, 2017, 11:06 pmDecember 25, 2017 587

Introduction to Rice

January 15, 2017, 10:51 amOctober 15, 2017 363

Sugarcane Over View

August 11, 2017, 1:58 pmOctober 15, 2017 3363

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

India Milk production up 20% in 2014-2017

March 12, 2018, 8:26 amMarch 12, 2018 424

Feeds for poultry

June 16, 2017, 4:33 pmOctober 16, 2017 465

French firm interested to provide milk collection system

May 21, 2018, 4:40 pmMay 21, 2018 269

Livestock Dairy, Fisheries Exhibition & Seminar commence

February 11, 2018, 6:43 pmFebruary 11, 2018 311

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Eying Export Of Citrus Fruit

August 11, 2017, 12:19 pmAugust 11, 2017 541

Boon for farmers: Growing off-season vegetables in tunnels

February 17, 2017, 8:29 amOctober 17, 2017 338

Sabzi shopping the organic way

January 7, 2018, 9:32 amJanuary 7, 2018 640

Mango exporters violating packaging policy

May 26, 2018, 6:13 pmMay 26, 2018 208

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Fertilizer use by crop in Pakistan

7 days agoJune 13, 2018 149

Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth

June 12, 2018, 8:42 amJune 12, 2018 175

Provinces face 65 to 70pc water shortage

May 30, 2018, 1:08 pmMay 30, 2018 144

FAO provides Maize seeds to farmers in Orakzai agency, Pakistan

May 30, 2018, 12:31 pmMay 30, 2018 140

LOCAL NEWS

Over usage of milk enhancing Hormones in dairy animals

6 days agoJune 14, 2018 121

Drip irrigation system beneficial for farmers

7 days agoJune 13, 2018 170

Punjab PDWP okays irrigation sector scheme

7 days agoJune 13, 2018 145

Punjab fails to achieve wheat purchase target

June 11, 2018, 12:21 pmJune 11, 2018 152

Pakistan to act as bridgehead for China’s cooperation with Europe

June 10, 2018, 11:35 pmJune 10, 2018 143

Seafood exports up by 17pc in 10 months

June 8, 2018, 8:25 amJune 8, 2018 155

Kinnow exports hit record high at 370,000 tons

June 8, 2018, 8:18 amJune 8, 2018 131

WAPDA chief calls for giving Kalabagh dam’s control to Sindh

June 8, 2018, 6:18 amJune 8, 2018 135

Meat exporters face loss due to non payments

June 5, 2018, 10:45 amJune 5, 2018 151

TDP invites applications for food expo in Moscow

June 5, 2018, 10:43 amJune 5, 2018 125

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

France seeks freeze on palm oil use, imports

6 days agoJune 14, 2018 139

Australia cuts wheat production forecast

6 days agoJune 14, 2018 102

USDA estimates the lowest US Corn ending stocks since 2013-14

6 days agoJune 14, 2018 96

France’s Lavish Wheat Fields Fuel Expectations of Large Harvest

6 days agoJune 14, 2018 106

Global warming will make vegetables harder to find

7 days agoJune 13, 2018 90

China slaps anti-dumping deposit on Brazilian Chicken

June 11, 2018, 12:47 pmJune 11, 2018 95

Mangzhong or “Grain in Ear” day in China

June 6, 2018, 10:15 amJune 6, 2018 157

The Bayer-Monsanto Behemoth Spells Doom For Agriculture

June 5, 2018, 6:13 pmJune 5, 2018 188

Rising Demand for Organic Food Is Likely to Impel Growth of Aquaponics Market

June 5, 2018, 4:47 pmJune 5, 2018 169

Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action, shift from coal

June 5, 2018, 3:31 amJune 5, 2018 101

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

CPEC

CPEC master plan revealed

Team PakissanAugust 11, 2017, 2:49 pmOctober 13, 2017

CPEC

Agriculture, CPEC to raise growth to 5.5 % in 2017/18

Team PakissanJune 5, 2017, 3:37 amOctober 13, 2017

Climate Change

Energy solutions and climate change

Team PakissanOctober 13, 2017, 6:18 amOctober 13, 2017

Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

Tea imports up by 11.35pc in seven months

March 5, 2018, 12:31 pmMarch 5, 2018 178

Rice growers, millers urged to promote sustainable production

December 12, 2017, 10:23 amDecember 12, 2017 330

Paddy crop to cover 4.4m acres in Punjab

June 5, 2018, 3:30 amJune 5, 2018 1838

Rice exporters pin high hopes on Iran visit

April 10, 2018, 4:19 pmApril 10, 2018 255

Power production: Machai hydel station starts operation

October 16, 2017, 7:10 amOctober 16, 2017 296

CPEC coal-based power plants to damage environment: ADB

February 6, 2018, 11:19 amFebruary 6, 2018 344

China’s War on Smog Unleashes Collateral Damage on World’s Farms

December 18, 2017, 11:18 amDecember 18, 2017 533

Tarbela extension project starts power generation

February 27, 2018, 6:46 pmFebruary 27, 2018 154

ADB approves $800 million to improve connectivity, trade in Pakistan

October 14, 2017, 11:20 pmOctober 14, 2017 339

Mega projects being completed at fast pace in Pakistan: China

November 6, 2017, 9:21 amNovember 6, 2017 415

Pakistan needs to update regulatory framework of trucking industry under CPEC

October 31, 2017, 8:54 amOctober 31, 2017 607

For two and a half decades, Pakistan’s cotton output remains virtually stagnant

March 19, 2018, 8:31 amMarch 19, 2018 318

Fisheries, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Drones for Fishing

March 20, 2018, 8:15 amMarch 20, 2018 439

New Agri Technology

Samsung’s satellite idea

August 11, 2017, 3:40 pmAugust 11, 2017 1517

Precision Farming

The Missing Link in Precision Agriculture

May 9, 2018, 8:14 amMay 9, 2018 192

New Agri Technology

Technology that Will Change Agriculture in 2017

October 13, 2017, 10:54 amOctober 14, 2017 495

Cotton, New Agri Technology

New Technology Could Improve Insect Control in Cotton

October 23, 2017, 11:39 pmOctober 23, 2017 1900

Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Drone Technology Is A Game-Changer For Farming

April 13, 2018, 10:18 amApril 13, 2018 334

New Agri Technology

Nanotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture

January 18, 2018, 11:10 pmJanuary 18, 2018 659

Precision Farming

Precision Agriculture: A New Approach to Crop Management

October 25, 2017, 8:29 pmOctober 25, 2017 1970

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 338

New Agri Technology

E-farming system: Adopting modern technology, farmers move online

October 15, 2017, 10:21 amOctober 15, 2017 1618

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Precision agriculture is changing farming

February 22, 2018, 12:10 pmFebruary 22, 2018 547

Over usage of milk enhancing Hormones in dairy animals

Drip irrigation system beneficial for farmers

Punjab PDWP okays irrigation sector scheme

Punjab fails to achieve wheat purchase target

Pakistan to act as bridgehead for China’s cooperation with Europe

France seeks freeze on palm oil use, imports

Australia cuts wheat production forecast

USDA estimates the lowest US Corn ending stocks since 2013-14

France’s Lavish Wheat Fields Fuel Expectations of Large Harvest

Global warming will make vegetables harder to find

Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth

Irrigation efficiency key to ending Indus water shortages

Fostering biodiversity benefits farmers, environment and our diets

Climate Change effects human life, economic growth

Hydro-terrorism by India

Rs2.5b allocated to improve cotton output

Fall in cotton sowing

Total cotton output 11.58m bales: PCGA

Rs250m allocated for cotton research

Cotton growers urged to use certified seeds

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

As prices decrease: Punjab sees ‘healthy’ wheat production

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

Japanese Farmers Are Using Ducks Instead Of Pesticides

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

Sugar mills mafia exploits planters

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

Experts for starting sesame cultivation

Farmers asked to cultivate sesame in June

Kharif crop targets set amid irrigation water shortage

Tobacco contributes Rs114m p/a to national exchequer

Call to promote pulses, edible oil crops farming

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

Livestock farmers urged to get maximum production

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

Pakistan amongst world’s top milk producers: PEW

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

Kinnow exports hit record high at 370,000 tons

Farmers asked to start citrus cultivation

Kinow Growers welcome Rs800/40kg rate

Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on Pakistani kinnow

Why citrus production is not living up to its potential

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

Seminar on mango production on April 4th