MULTAN: The irrigation department recovered over Rs180 million water rates (Abiana) from growers during the Rabbi season 2016-17 and khareef …
Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring
Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output …
China to import 1.2mt of beef
China will import 1.2 million tonnes of beef this year, 23% more than in 2017, as demand for animal protein …
Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases
Japan halted purchases of Canadian wheat after a few “rogue” genetically modified wheat plants were found along a remote access …
Farmers to record drop in wheat harvest
Wheat harvest in the North Rift is projected to fall by 30 per cent thanks to the high cost of …
High-yielding hybrid basmati seed developed
LAHORE: With the development of a high-yielding fine rice seed, the commercialisation of hybrid basmati is expected to be achieved by …
Iraqi farmers fight to save cattle from drought
AL-ATTASSIYA – Iraqi farmer Sayyed Sattar knows he’ll soon have to let some of his buffalo go as he surveys …
1.2 Million jobs to be created through CPEC by 2030
ISLAMABAD – China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has a potential to create a total of 1.2 million direct jobs through …
PTI-led govt to make CPEC model for eco-civilization
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government, in line with the party’s Green Development Agenda, would develop Pakistan-China ‘Charter of Environment’ to …
PARC, WINROCK sign MoU for agriculture cooperation
Islamabad : Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad and WINROCK International Institute for Agriculture Development, Tuesday, signed Memorandum of Understanding …
New PTI Govt must take bold steps for economic revival
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), after forming federal government, would have to take extraordinary measures to bring out Pakistan from …