LAHORE – Pakistan has potential of enhancing its exports to China by three hundred percent to the tune of $3.6 …
Why agricultural subsidies don’t always work
Bringing change to the agriculture sector is not easy. Farmers tend to stick to their age-old practices, which are less …
Precision farming startup Taranis gets $20M Series B for its crop-monitoring tech
Taranis, an ag-tech startup that uses aerial scouting and deep learning to identify potential crop issues, announced today that it …
Philippine rice import dependency up
The country’s rice self-sufficiency level declined to 93.44 percent from 95.01 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the …
Egypt imported 10 million tonnes of wheat in 2018
A report by Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture says that Egypt has imported 10.1 million tonnes of wheat from nine countries …
World wheat production forecast drops
As the international price of wheat firms up, global supply and demand balance is going to tighten in 2018-2019. That …
Argentina expects a record harvest of 140 million tons of grain and oilseeds
Argentina is expected to harvest some 140 million tons of grain in the 2018/2019 season, the largest crop in the …
CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks
ISLAMABAD – Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) has established a state-of-the-art modern laboratory to eradicate the attacks of white flies …
ECC maintains wheat price at Rs1,300 per 40kgs
ISLAMABAD – The government on Wednesday approved one month salary for the workers of Pakistan Steel Mills, which is closed …
China agrees to double its import from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood here on Wednesday said that during …
Tea worth $148.32 million imported in 1st quarter
ISLAMABAD – Tea import into the country during first quarter of current financial year grew by 8.51 percent as compared …