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OVERVIEW GLOBAL POTATO MARKET

High hopes for sustaining growth in food exports

Citrus fruit quality standards

Malaysia eyes increased palm oil exports to China

LOCAL NEWS

Govt to Launch ‘50 Million Olive Tree’ Tsunami

19 hours agoNovember 15, 2019 19

Govt allows tomato imports from Iran

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 18

Mango galore

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 13

Wheat support price increased to Rs1,350

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 14

CM launches agriculture emergency in Bajaur

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 14

Pakistan, Japan to increase cooperation in agriculture

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 11

Efforts to strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan underway

October 6, 2019, 4:41 pmOctober 6, 2019 75

45,000 acre land made cultivable in five years

June 17, 2019, 11:13 amJune 17, 2019 380

Mango harvest in Pakistan is likely to drop 30 per cent this season

June 11, 2019, 10:45 amJune 11, 2019 379

Agriculture: A sad story of agricultural input pricing

June 9, 2019, 11:22 amJune 9, 2019 359

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systems

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 11

BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory

June 9, 2019, 9:11 amJune 9, 2019 286

China provides agriculture equipment to Mongolia

May 23, 2019, 11:50 pmMay 23, 2019 304

The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer space

May 16, 2019, 12:46 amMay 16, 2019 290

Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity

May 16, 2019, 12:35 amMay 16, 2019 262

Yara and IBM to develop digital farming platform

May 12, 2019, 10:19 amMay 12, 2019 341

Ukraine completes sowing of early spring crops

May 4, 2019, 9:30 amMay 4, 2019 282

Big Agriculture Is Breeding a Worldwide Health Crisis

May 4, 2019, 9:18 amMay 4, 2019 357

Digital farming “critical” for sustainable agriculture

May 2, 2019, 8:00 amMay 2, 2019 292

Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm

May 2, 2019, 7:55 amMay 2, 2019 372

NEW AGRI TECHNOLOGY

New guar gum-based hydrogel can help save drought-hit crops

January 29, 2019, 11:06 pmJanuary 29, 2019 285

NASA Experiments lead to new way to raise wheat production threefold

January 4, 2018, 6:15 pmJanuary 4, 2018 1082

Top 5 tech innovations in agriculture

October 13, 2017, 12:56 pmOctober 14, 2017 2975

4 Promising IoT Use Cases in Agriculture

January 17, 2019, 12:33 pmJanuary 17, 2019 414

ORGANIC FARMING

Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale

January 31, 2019, 8:34 amJanuary 31, 2019 547

Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture

April 21, 2019, 12:46 pmApril 21, 2019 308

Organic matter status of Pakistan soils and its management

January 8, 2019, 10:01 amJanuary 8, 2019 520

Organic farming – composting & its mechanism

January 10, 2019, 9:07 pmJanuary 10, 2019 504

Crops

CornCottonRiceSugar CaneWheat

Govt to give admin control of cotton to Food Security Ministry

February 3, 2018, 10:10 amFebruary 3, 2018 671

The Role of Cotton in Pakistan

March 14, 2017, 9:54 amOctober 15, 2017 4363

Wheat growers must monitor weather conditions

January 13, 2019, 10:37 amJanuary 13, 2019 573

Stagnant rainwater dangerous for cotton crop

June 26, 2018, 12:10 pmJune 26, 2018 834

Live Stock

Cattle FarmingDairyFisheriesPoultry

Chinese, Thai companies keen to import chicken products from Pakistan

January 30, 2019, 7:11 pmJanuary 30, 2019 466

Raising Silkworms & Harvesting Cocoons

May 26, 2017, 12:55 pmOctober 16, 2017 3457

Over 1.5 million people working in poultry sector in Pakistan

October 17, 2018, 9:16 amOctober 17, 2018 650

Role of Vitamins in Immune Response in Poultry

September 26, 2017, 6:52 pmOctober 16, 2017 2954

Horticulture

CitrusMangoVegetables

Growers asked to complete sunflower cultivation

January 16, 2018, 8:27 amJanuary 16, 2018 1124

Garlic

October 17, 2017, 1:22 pmOctober 17, 2017 1786

Govt to improve veggies, fruits supply chain

January 7, 2018, 9:27 amJanuary 7, 2018 1543

Why packaging is not a ‘me too’ business

August 25, 2018, 2:21 pmAugust 25, 2018 532

Farm Inputs

ChemicalsFertilizerMachinerySeedsWater

Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green

June 4, 2019, 9:10 amJune 4, 2019 303

FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management

June 1, 2019, 11:07 pmJune 1, 2019 294

Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water

May 30, 2019, 8:16 amMay 30, 2019 269

CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia

May 12, 2019, 10:45 amMay 12, 2019 293

Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice

May 2, 2019, 7:08 amMay 2, 2019 343

Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops

May 2, 2019, 6:59 amMay 2, 2019 341

LOCAL NEWS

Govt to Launch ‘50 Million Olive Tree’ Tsunami

19 hours agoNovember 15, 2019 19

Govt allows tomato imports from Iran

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 18

Mango galore

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 13

Wheat support price increased to Rs1,350

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 14

CM launches agriculture emergency in Bajaur

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 14

Pakistan, Japan to increase cooperation in agriculture

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 11

Efforts to strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan underway

October 6, 2019, 4:41 pmOctober 6, 2019 75

45,000 acre land made cultivable in five years

June 17, 2019, 11:13 amJune 17, 2019 380

Mango harvest in Pakistan is likely to drop 30 per cent this season

June 11, 2019, 10:45 amJune 11, 2019 379

Agriculture: A sad story of agricultural input pricing

June 9, 2019, 11:22 amJune 9, 2019 359

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FAO assists Iran in improving agriculture monitoring systems

1 day agoNovember 14, 2019 11

BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory

June 9, 2019, 9:11 amJune 9, 2019 286

China provides agriculture equipment to Mongolia

May 23, 2019, 11:50 pmMay 23, 2019 304

The biggest breakthrough in agriculture to help feed the planet may come from outer space

May 16, 2019, 12:46 amMay 16, 2019 290

Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity

May 16, 2019, 12:35 amMay 16, 2019 262

Yara and IBM to develop digital farming platform

May 12, 2019, 10:19 amMay 12, 2019 341

Ukraine completes sowing of early spring crops

May 4, 2019, 9:30 amMay 4, 2019 282

Big Agriculture Is Breeding a Worldwide Health Crisis

May 4, 2019, 9:18 amMay 4, 2019 357

Digital farming “critical” for sustainable agriculture

May 2, 2019, 8:00 amMay 2, 2019 292

Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm

May 2, 2019, 7:55 amMay 2, 2019 372

Special Reports

Climate ChangeCPEC

CPEC, Pakistan Agriculture News

‘China sees CPEC as a way of creating free market’

Team PakissanApril 1, 2019, 8:45 amApril 1, 2019

Climate Change, Pakistan Agriculture News

NHA integrating green, economic goals into road planning

Team PakissanFebruary 6, 2018, 11:05 amFebruary 6, 2018

CPEC, Pakistan Agriculture News

CPEC umbrella projects: Pakistan, China likely to sign three agreements

Team PakissanApril 27, 2019, 10:04 pmApril 27, 2019

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Agriculture News & OpinionsNew Agri Technology

KAZAKHSTAN. WHEAT EXPORTS HIT A SEVEN-YEAR HIGH

April 12, 2019, 7:13 pmApril 12, 2019 156

Promoting participation of domestic firms in global value chains

October 23, 2017, 9:53 amOctober 23, 2017 802

Neelum Jhelum power house connected to grid

April 6, 2018, 7:23 amApril 6, 2018 643

Pakistan’s first Gem Bazaar opens its door to gem-lovers

December 25, 2017, 11:20 pmDecember 25, 2017 877

Agri-credit disbursement rises 38% to Rs972.6 billion

August 11, 2018, 8:33 amAugust 11, 2018 808

Senate body asks govts to uplift agri sector

January 24, 2019, 10:08 pmJanuary 24, 2019 209

Solar system can save up to 6,000MW: IEEEP

December 4, 2017, 9:57 amDecember 4, 2017 693

Govt committed to reducing CAD, poverty alleviation: Imran

December 23, 2018, 7:12 pmDecember 23, 2018 247

Rashakai SEZ under CPEC to open by April

January 14, 2019, 10:22 amJanuary 14, 2019 313

Iran’s saffron exports surge 25pc

August 13, 2018, 10:19 amAugust 13, 2018 357

Indonesia to buy 50,000 tonnes rice from Pakistan

April 14, 2018, 6:16 pmApril 14, 2018 622

China becomes largest trading partner of Pakistan

January 17, 2018, 2:12 pmJanuary 17, 2018 877

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Seven Points to Consider When Going Digital in Agriculture

March 10, 2019, 9:46 pmMarch 10, 2019 240

New Agri Technology

E-farming system: Adopting modern technology, farmers move online

October 15, 2017, 10:21 amOctober 15, 2017 2859

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture is making pesto even more delicious

April 21, 2019, 7:36 amApril 21, 2019 222

Cotton, New Agri Technology

New technologies to offer growers more cotton management options

October 23, 2017, 11:48 pmOctober 23, 2017 3170

Grid Pin, International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Yara and IBM to develop digital farming platform

May 12, 2019, 10:19 amMay 12, 2019 341

Grid Pin, New Agri Technology

From farm to plate via blockchain: Solving agriculture supply chain problems one grain at a time

July 2, 2018, 9:05 amJuly 1, 2018 1033

Precision Farming

Smart Farming

October 21, 2017, 4:37 pmOctober 21, 2017 3521

New Agri Technology

Blockchain & Agriculture: A Look at the Issues & Projects Aiming to Solve Them

August 15, 2018, 9:57 amAugust 15, 2018 725

International Agriculture News, Precision Farming

Future of precision agriculture is about to take flight

February 27, 2018, 4:09 pmFebruary 27, 2018 1194

Fisheries, Multimedia, New Agri Technology

Drones for Fishing

March 20, 2018, 8:15 amMarch 20, 2018 1462

International Agriculture News, New Agri Technology

Crops Are Harvested Without Human Input, Teasing the Future of Agriculture

February 27, 2018, 4:30 pmFebruary 27, 2018 897