MULTAN – Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA) has established a special lab to analyse injurious weeds (dumbi-sitti) for …
Nurturing innovation in the agriculture sector in India
As many as 24 teams of entrepreneurs, all in the agriculture start-up space, visited some of the coconut farms in Pollachi …
KP govt all set to launch ‘Fruits for All’ Programme
PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has finalized an inclusive plan for launching of ‘Fruits for All” program to bolster …
Jordanian Returns to Agriculture. Here is his Story
For many years, the ruthless desert-like climate of the Husseinyieh area, in the Southern Badia district, used to push farmers …
Govt stresses new tech to increase agri yield
FAISALABAD/MULTAN – Agriculture department has underlined the need for adopting new cultivation technology in addition to develop high yielding and …
Agriculture sector showing mixed trends
KARACHI: The country’s major crops have shown significant increases in yield per hectare during the last four years. The State …
Sugar mills non committal to payment schedule to farmers
MUZAFFARGARH: Sugarcane farmers have been waiting for the release of their payments for the last three weeks from the Tandliawala …
Neelum-Jhelum project closed for month-long inspection
LAHORE: The power house of 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) was shut down on Saturday due to inspection. The unit …
Stock market responds positively to new Economic Package from China
KARACHI: The stock market started on a firm footing in the first week of the new year with the benchmark …
Footprints: Sugar wars
ELDERLY share-cropper Khalil Ahmed Arain was stirring sugarcane juice with a five-foot ladle in a small village of lower Sindh …
35 energy projects costing $3.5b complete
ISLAMABAD – Several fiscal and financial incentives introduced under policy to encourage private investors have resulted in completion of 35 …