KARACHI: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has chalked out a comprehensive programme to improve the environmental situation and address various …
Fatima Fertilizer’s earnings fall on weaker sales
KARACHI: Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited, part of the Arif Habib Group, reported a net consolidated profit of Rs2.58 billion in the …
Engro Fertilizers’ profit edges down 4.4% to Rs2.8b
KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers announced net consolidated earnings of Rs2.8 billion in the quarter ended September 2017, down 4.4% compared to Rs2.93 …
After long delay, ministry starts releasing fertilizer subsidy
LAHORE: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research, listening to consistent demands, has started releasing fertiliser subsidy, which had been …
Pakistan’s Hubco coal power plant signs loan contract with Chinese banks
CHENGDU: A joint China-Pakistan coal-fired power plant signed a loan contract with banks in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Xinhua news …
Rice worth US$ 320.242mn exported in first quarter
ISLAMABAD: Rice exports from the country during first three months of current financial year grew by 31.91 percent as compared …
Paddy production crosses target
LAHORE: Paddy yield across the country has increased by 7.2pc against the govt target for year 2017-18. The govt had …
Precision farming
Our levels of agricultural production and market demands for quality products seem to have reached a stage where conventional farming …
Precision Agriculture: A New Approach to Crop Management
By 2050, it is expected that the world’s population will reach 9.2 billion people, 34 percent higher than today. Much …
Kazakh farmers harvest 21.9 million tonnes of grain in 2017
Kazakh farmers harvested 21.9 million tonnes of grain this year for a yield of 14.3 quintals per hectare. The harvesting …
Ethiopia issues tender to buy 200,000 T wheat
The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to buy 200,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said on Tuesday. …