Technology: The Future of Agriculture FAO stresses the need for a National Biotechnologies Policy and provincial strategies in Pakistan What is “Agriculture 4.0”? Digital farming “critical” for sustainable agriculture Farm Run by Robots The Future of Farming & Agriculture LOCAL NEWS ITC and World Bank publish new report on addressing non-tariff measures in PakistanAugust 12, 2020, 7:35 amAugust 12, 2020 1107 Digital economy to create 2m jobs, boost GDP to $40bDecember 23, 2019, 7:57 amDecember 23, 2019 1217 Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop productionDecember 23, 2019, 7:45 amDecember 23, 2019 1752 PAMRA To Put Agricultural Marketing On Modern Line: Secy AgricultureDecember 23, 2019, 7:41 amDecember 23, 2019 1354 7 agri, livestock projects worth Rs4.20b approved for erstwhile FataDecember 23, 2019, 7:38 amDecember 23, 2019 1558 KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity PlantNovember 27, 2019, 11:29 amNovember 27, 2019 1712 Govt signs contract for electro mechanical work of Dasu Hydropower project Phase-INovember 27, 2019, 8:52 amNovember 27, 2019 1419 Tea imports decrease 28.1pcNovember 27, 2019, 8:45 amNovember 27, 2019 1201 Pakistan eager to form joint ventures in energy sectorNovember 27, 2019, 8:40 amNovember 27, 2019 1276 Pakistan’s excess urea can fetch $250m in exportsNovember 27, 2019, 8:38 amNovember 27, 2019 1087 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Argentina’s farmers go ‘carbon neutral’ to retain agriculture marketsDecember 23, 2019, 8:04 amJanuary 28, 2020 1134 Egypt’s agriculture exports jump to over 5 million tons in 2019December 23, 2019, 7:52 amDecember 23, 2019 1121 Ukraine shipped 23 MMT of grain to foreign marketsNovember 27, 2019, 8:56 amNovember 27, 2019 1491 Turkey actively purchasing feed grains this seasonNovember 27, 2019, 8:48 amNovember 27, 2019 1259 Bangladesh flies in onion supplies as price hits record highNovember 18, 2019, 12:44 pmNovember 18, 2019 1369 The Trade War Cost U.S. Farmers Their China Market. A Deal Might Not Bring It BackNovember 16, 2019, 7:24 amNovember 16, 2019 1193 FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systemsNovember 14, 2019, 3:52 pmNovember 14, 2019 1133 BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theoryJune 9, 2019, 9:11 amJune 9, 2019 1668 China provides agriculture equipment to MongoliaMay 23, 2019, 11:50 pmMay 23, 2019 1434 The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer spaceMay 16, 2019, 12:46 amMay 16, 2019 1835 NEW AGRI TECHNOLOGYThe Blockchain Comes to Agriculture 2432 15 start-ups in the spotlight at World Agri-Tech 1054 ‘Small farmers must use smart machinery’ 1485 New Technology Could Improve Insect Control in Cotton 3930 Precision FarmingSmart agriculture in action in Africa 2323 Precision farming 5571 Precision farming to resurge Japanese agriculture 2099 Precision agriculture is changing farming 2949 ORGANIC FARMINGBiofertilisers’ use for raising output 1445 Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture 2072 Profitability in organic farming 1274 Managing soil to improve organic matter 1854 CropsCornCottonRiceSugar CaneWheatModern Rice Cultivation Technology from Japan 4933 Senate panel asks FBR to revisit duty on tobacco for increasing exports 1088 Rice export surges 22.14pc in 8 months 1314 75 percent wheat procurement target achieved in Pakistan 1814 Live StockCattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultryFeeds for poultry 4523 Poultry housing systems 2979 Overview of Participatory Epidemiological tools 3807 The Incredible Egg 2731 HorticultureCitrusMangoVegetablesAgroBot Harvester make harvesting easy 1591 October best time for green chilli sowing 3010 Olive farming gets boost 2066 Farmers advised to complete sowing of potato 1496 Farm InputsChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWaterFarmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green 2393 FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management 1818 Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water 1741 CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia 1713 Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice 2322 Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops 1951 Climate ChangeMango growers feel the heat as Pakistan tackles climate change 2448 Experts call for research to assess impacts of heat waves on agriculture 1800 Climate change poses threat to sugarcane crop 2006 Climate change impacts agriculture in the northern Himalayas 1502 Global warming will make vegetables harder to find 1678 How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs 1652 China’s War on Smog Unleashes Collateral Damage on World’s Farms 1874 Climate change assessment: Hotter, wetter Midwest threatens human health, agriculture 1446 Special ReportsClimate ChangeCPECImpact of CPEC on Pakistan Agriculture Climate change could create 143 million migrants, World Bank says Climate Change: One More Problem for Pakistan Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE SMOG MoreNew Agri TechnologyOpinionsRestrictive gender norms affect innovation in the agri sector 989 Hydro-terrorism by India 1848 The Role of Wheat in Worldwide Agriculture 1932 Provincial harmony must for healing agriculture 1205 Food trade deficit grows bigger and bigger 2965 Irrigation efficiency key to ending Indus water shortages 1976 Agriculture slips on the priority list 2303 Big Agriculture Is Breeding a Worldwide Health Crisis 1518 Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt 1687 An ‘agricultural’ Pakistan — a necessity 1725 Pakistan needs to control water demand-supply gap 2166 Gene to help hybrid wheat breeding identified 2089 Precision agriculture is changing farming 2949 New web-based platform to help with micro irrigation 1759 Technology continues to boost efficiency in cotton 3890 Major Agriculture Companies Partner to Use Blockchain in Grain Trading 1748 2019 IoT Architecture for Agriculture 1402 Smart agriculture in action in Africa 2323 New Modern Agriculture Machines 2017 – Harvesting Bananas 5434 Agritechnology firms in partnership to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity 1419 Drone Technology Is A Game-Changer For Farming 2563 Awesome flower machine – new heavy technology machine 3739 Crop-boosting AI can benefit many fields 1828