BY LUKIE PIETERSE The value of “connected agriculture” in making life easier for farmers, and helping them reduce the environmental impact …
I BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
By Naomi Blohm 5/1/2019 I remember as a freshman in high school, sitting in my agriculture classroom with five paragraphs …
Chinese industrial group withdraws intention to acquire Fauji Foods
KARACHI: China’s Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, a state-owned company specialising in dairy products, has withdrawn its intention to acquire majority …
‘Small farmers must use smart machinery’
FAISALABAD: Infected seeds and a lack of mechanisation, especially by small farmers, are hampering efforts to realise the true potential of …
PTI govt mulls over zero-rated facility for wood import
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering zero-rated facility for the import of wood and timber in the federal budget 2019-20 in …
Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice
LAHORE – Speakers at seminar advised the rice growers to use only certified seeds to get maximum per acre yield …
Imports of all major food items observed reducing trend in 9 months
ISLAMABAD : Tea import into the country during first nine months of current financial year reduced by 1.13 percent as …
Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops
Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilizing nitrogen fertilizer, which will …
Soil health vital to improve agriculture productivity
MULTAN : Imbalanced use of fertilizers was damaging fertility of soil and resulting in low productivity. This was stated by …
Local tractors assembling reduced by 30.4pc in eight months
ISLAMABAD – Tractors assembling in the country during first 8 months of current financial year registered negative trend as local …
FAP-PARC Visit China to explore Agriculture collaboration
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A delegation comprising of members from Farmer Associates of Pakistan and Pakistan Agriculture Research council …