For 2018 winter wheat planting, AgriPro (a Syngenta brand) will launch five new varieties. According to the company, AgriPro has …
Philippine domestic sugar prices fall for first time in over 14 months due to imports
The composite raw sugar ex-mill price in the Philippines dropped for the first time in over 14 months in half-monthly …
Brazil’s farmers dump sugar for soy as U.S.-China trade war boosts demand
Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields. He looked at global trends, …
Blockchain & Agriculture: A Look at the Issues & Projects Aiming to Solve Them
In 2017, Frank Yiannas, VP of food safety for Walmart, bought a package of mangoes from one of their stores, …
Neelum-Jhelum project attains full generation capacity of 969MW
The strategically crucial Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project achieved a historic landmark, as the project attained its maximum generation capacity of 969 …
Cotton prices fall Rs600 per maund in Punjab
ISLAMABAD – Cotton prices plunged by Rs600 per maund in Punjab on Tuesday mainly due to late operations of ginning …
Thailand likely to export 11m tons rice this year
Bangkok: Thailand is expected to export an estimated 11 million tons of rice throughout this year, said a senior government …
Amended Agri rules to be implemented for better marketing mechanism
A monthly progress review meeting was held under the chairmanship of Special Secretary Agriculture (Marketing) Punjab Ehsan Bhutta. Heads of …
Agriculture sector will need Rs1.52tr in FY19: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has estimated that the agriculture sector would require Rs1.52 trillion during the current fiscal …
PTI insists IMF is a ‘fallback’
ASAD Umar, the man expected to get the most important job of bringing the faltering economy back on its feet …
Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes
NATURAL calamities such as droughts, floods, cyclones, storms and landslides often hit farms, affecting crop production and farmers’ incomes. Poor-quality …