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      • Benefits and Drawbacks of AI Agriculture Sustainability to the Economy.
      • Sustainability increases if ethanol is made from sugarcane juice: Study
      • Modern Technology Agriculture Huge Machines
      • Crop-boosting AI can benefit many fields
      • How smart can agriculture be
    • Precision Farming
      • How smart can agriculture be
      • Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
      • Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
      • Precision farming to resurge Japanese agriculture
      • Smart agriculture in action in Africa
    • Organic Farming
      • Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
      • Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity
      • Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture
      • Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
      • A future for organic apple growing in the Northeast
  • Crops
    • Cotton
      • Contamination free cotton
      • Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
      • Pakistan’s reliance on imported cotton on the rise
      • CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks
      • Cotton arrival at ginneries down
    • Wheat
      • Despite price rise, wheat farmers get no incentive
      • Wheat support price increased to Rs1,350
      • PTI govt rejects proposal of banning wheat export
      • Food ministry dismisses talk of wheat shortage
      • Experts hope bumper crop in S Punjab
    • Rice
      • Basmati body calls for boosting rice exports to $5b
      • Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice
      • Pakistan’s rice sector lagging behind in productivity
      • 12 hybrid rice varieties to be available from July
      • Qatar lifts ban on import of Pak rice
    • Sugar Cane
      • Sustainability increases if ethanol is made from sugarcane juice: Study
      • Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt
      • Kissan Movement for continuing sugar export
      • New sugarcane varieties introduced
      • Sugarcane cultivation should be started from February
    • Corn
      • IGC increased the forecast production and ending stocks of corn in the world
      • Commercialization of biotech corn to spur growth of maize production
      • 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
    • More Crops
      • Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
      • Gram production may exceed estimates
      • Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
      • Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
      • Triticale Growing
  • Live Stock
    • Cattle Farming
      • FODDER PRODUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN
      • Livestock vaccination drive begins in Tharparkar
      • Iran eager to import meat, livestock from Pakistan
      • Funds released for acquiring land for cattle market
      • 8.7m cattle farmers’ data computerised
    • Dairy
      • Nishat Dairy eyes 2020 to launch milk brand
      • Sustainable Pasture Practices Double Milk Production in Colombia
      • Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher
      • Pakistan big producer of dairy milk; lacks technological advancements
      • World’s first floating dairy farm could be wave of the future
    • Fisheries
      • No licence issued for fishing in last five years
      • Pakistan earned $451m from fisheries products’ export in 2017-18
      • Fish production exceeds 3,200 tons per annum in KP
      • Destruction of fish habitat to affect 59m people: Experts
      • Seafood exports up by 17pc in 10 months
    • Poultry
      • A step for fulfilment of industrial requirement
      • Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
      • Chinese, Thai companies keen to import chicken products from Pakistan
      • Export of chicken feet to China becomes a thriving business
      • Desi poultry birds’ rearing in progress at govt farm
    • More Live Stock
      • Cost-Cutting Tips for Horse Farm Owners
      • 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
  • Horticulture
    • Citrus
      • Country needs better kinnow varieties to compete globally
      • Pakistan citrus week in Jeddah from 16th
      • 125,000 tonnes of kinno exported from Pakistan
      • Kinnow exporters urged to tap Malaysian market
      • Low kinnow yield expected this year
    • Mango
      • Mango galore
      • Mango harvest in Pakistan is likely to drop 30 per cent this season
      • Pak mango exports may be increased to high end markets
      • Mango exporters violating packaging policy
      • Mango export target set at 100k tons for 2018
    • Vegetables
      • Hydroponic technique may help enhance vegetables, fruits production
      • Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
      • Chilli, tomato not healthy options for consumers’ pocket
      • OVERVIEW GLOBAL POTATO MARKET
      • Potato farming increasing
    • More Horticulture
      • Govt to Launch ‘50 Million Olive Tree’ Tsunami
      • Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
      • Pakistan’s date production falls due to lack of innovation
      • Govt to install three olive extraction mills, 6 mobile units
      • Olive farming gets boost
  • Farm Inputs
    • Chemicals
      • CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia
      • CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia
      • Farmers across Japan are using ducks instead of pesticides
      • Crop-damaging armyworms raise alarm in Asia: FAO
      • Pakistan warned against deadly wheat pest
    • Fertilizer
      • Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops
      • Soil health vital to improve agriculture productivity
      • Ministry demands abolition of GIDC to control fertiliser prices
      • 6 steps to improve your fertiliser use efficiency
      • Urea off-take expected to increase
    • Loans Agri
      • Islamic banks offer refinance facilities including Agriculture
      • ‘Scope of agri loan scheme to be broadened’
      • Govt to provide Rs15b interest-free loans to farmers
      • Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes
      • Agri-credit disbursement rises 38% to Rs972.6 billion
    • Machinery
      • Local tractors assembling reduced by 30.4pc in eight months
      • Agri machinery imports up by 4.2pc
      • Imports of agriculture machinery up 6.7pc in 7 months
      • UVAS Pattoki Campus sets up drip irrigation plant
      • Italian IVECO Trucks to be assembled in Pakistan
    • Seeds
      • Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice
      • Envoy asks Pakistani traders to address grievances of US seed firms
      • CCRI starts cotton seed germination free lab test
      • 26 seed companies qualify for bidding to produce seed varieties
      • High-yielding hybrid basmati seed developed
    • Water
      • Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
      • FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management
      • Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water
      • Govt planning to establish Ground Water Regulatory Authority
      • Water inflow in major rivers surges
  • Special Reports
    • CPEC
      • BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory
      • Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid
      • Pakistan emerges as major partner of BRI
      • Pakistan’s exports to China grow 3.93pc in 8 months
      • Pakistan to get advanced tech under CPEC: Cheng
    • Climate Change
      • WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE SMOG
      • Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop production
      • KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity Plant
      • Understanding how crop diseases and climate change interact is vital
      • Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rain forest: study
    • Opinions
      • Arthi: The Middleman
      • Agtech will take off in 2020: 5 trends to watch
      • Trends That Will Transform The Agriculture And Farming Industry Outlook In 2020
      • Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt
      • How smart can agriculture be

December 2018

Pakistan Agriculture News

PTEA sensitises secy to industrialists’ woes

FAISALABAD – Federal Secretary Textile Division Syed Iftikhar Hussain Babar has said that the Government is forging export oriented policies …

Team PakissanDecember 6, 2018, 10:01 amDecember 6, 2018 Comments Off on PTEA sensitises secy to industrialists’ woes 912
CPEC, Opinions

Is Pakistani Agriculture Ready for CPEC?

A lack of government planning could leave Pakistan’s farmers on the losing end of a far-reaching deal with China. The …

Team PakissanDecember 6, 2018, 9:53 amDecember 6, 2018 Comments Off on Is Pakistani Agriculture Ready for CPEC? 1517
CPEC, Grid Pin, Opinions

Impact of CPEC on Pakistan Agriculture

Pakistan has a semi-industrialized economy with a well-integrated sector of agriculture. Agriculture being vital sector of Pakistan’s economy has great …

Team PakissanDecember 5, 2018, 12:20 amDecember 5, 2018 Comments Off on Impact of CPEC on Pakistan Agriculture 3132
International Agriculture News

EU sugar output could drop further as growers turn away from beet

Sugar production in the European Union could drop sharply in 2019/2020 as farmers consider slashing plantings and switching to other …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:21 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on EU sugar output could drop further as growers turn away from beet 992
Pakistan Agriculture News

Textile industry: Pakistan has opportunity to attract Chinese exporters

KARACHI: In the backdrop of the USChina trade war, Pakistan should encourage Chinese textile exporters to export through Pakistan, which …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:19 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on Textile industry: Pakistan has opportunity to attract Chinese exporters 1058
Pakistan Agriculture News

Sunflower plants help control smog

LAHORE:  Plantation of sunflower can help control smog as the plant has such characteristics in it which help overcome environmental …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:16 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on Sunflower plants help control smog 1083
International Agriculture News

China’s trade volume surpasses 2017 total

BEIJING   –  China’s total imports and exports between January and the middle of November this year surpassed the whole trade …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:15 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on China’s trade volume surpasses 2017 total 1069
Loans Agri, Pakistan Agriculture News

‘Scope of agri loan scheme to be broadened’

FAISALABAD (APP): The government will broaden the scope of agri loan scheme to facilitate the maximum number of farmers in …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:09 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Scope of agri loan scheme to be broadened’ 2511
Pakistan Agriculture News

Enhanced export, trade volume to make country prosper: Asad

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was bringing the country on …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:03 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on Enhanced export, trade volume to make country prosper: Asad 978
International Agriculture News

Argentina targets Southeast Asia as wheat crop comes to market

A competitively-priced bumper crop in Argentina and tight supply in its traditional origins has meant buyers in Southeast Asia are …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 10:00 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on Argentina targets Southeast Asia as wheat crop comes to market 895
International Agriculture News

Australia cuts wheat harvest forecast to 10-year low

Australia  has lowered its wheat production forecast by 11% to the smallest in a decade amid a crippling drought across …

Team PakissanDecember 3, 2018, 9:58 pmDecember 3, 2018 Comments Off on Australia cuts wheat harvest forecast to 10-year low 951

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