ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is a country facing depleting water resources mainly due to climate change and poor water resource management. Failure …
Agri Warehouse-Recovery Programme launched
ISLAMABAD: Punjab government has launched “Agricultural Warehouse-Recovery Programme” on the basis of public-private partnership to protect agricultural commodities and facilitate …
Urea sales likely to rise by 51pc
LAHORE – For April 2018, urea off-take is likely to post growth of 51 percent YoY to 377,000 tons due …
First freight train from China arrives in Belgium
BRUSSELS – After travelling 16 days and covering a distance of 11,000 km, the first China-Belgium freight train from China’s …
Livestock Dept takes steps to empower rural women
MULTAN – Punjab Livestock Department is taking revolutionary steps for women empowerment and enhancing milk and meat production across the …
26.08pc wheat procurement completes
FAISALABAD – Food Department claimed to have achieved 26.08 percent wheat procurement target so far by purchasing 1,394,229 bags wheat …
Technology boosts Tanzanian farmers
Farmers in the remote village of Magole, located 288 km (179 miles) from Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam, have …
CPEC to convert Pakistan into world’s 18th biggest economy in 2020
Muhammad Arshad Islamabad: Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Monday, stressed highlighting the positive image of …
USDA predicts lower carryover for corn, wheat and soybeans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its May 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report initially projected …
Tanzania: Farmers to Gain From Food Security Projects
SMALLHOLDER rice farmers in the Iringa and Morogoro regions of Tanzania are set to benefit from new agricultural programmes to …
Bright outlook for Vietnamese rice exporters later this year
The prospect of the Vietnamese rice export sector later this year is forecast to be bright given the nation’s recent …