KARACHI: Water shortages resulted in decline of area under cultivation and production of mainly cotton and rice in the country …
The Agtech VC View: What Does 2019 Hold For European Agriculture Startups?
What does 2019 hold for the agtech sector? This was my question to Richard Smith, Managing Partner at Earth Capital UK, …
Agriculture sector: Scale up your farms & pool in
by Naveen P Singh Like in any other annual Budget, GoI is expected to unveil key measures to address rural …
Rural colleges are ignoring one of their largest industries: agriculture
A lack of communication between educators and rural businesses has resulted in a widening skills gap across the country Farris …
Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan’s first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at …
Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
These chickens were genetically modified by Scottish researchers, who say that this method is 100 times cheaper than producing the …
New web-based platform to help with micro irrigation
By Rayies Altaf A team of interdisciplinary scientists have come out with an online system that promises to substantially ease the …
Chinese, Thai companies keen to import chicken products from Pakistan
LAHORE – The Chinese and Thai companies have shown their keen interest of importing meat and chicken products from Pakistan. …
USAID-funded PATTA signs MoU with 16 agribusinesses
LAHORE (PR) Determined to expand technical assistance to at least 30 private sector agricultural technologies’ companies, the four-year USAID-funded Pakistan …
A fifth of the world’s healthy land degraded in 15 years
First land degradation assessment report by UNCCD shows countries in emergency mode to halt land degradation by 2030 By Richard Mahapatra …
Agroecology in Action: Forest-Friendly Farming in Ethiopia
On the International Day of Forests, Nicolas Mounard, CEO of Farm Africa, urges action to rescue the ailing voluntary carbon market that …