A group of maize farmers stands huddled around an agronomist and his computer on the side of an irrigation pivot …
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a common-sense method that builds on practices that farmers have used for centuries, for example, using …
Technology: The Future of Agriculture
Over the centuries, as farmers have adopted more technology in their pursuit of greater yields, the belief that ‘bigger is …
Pests & Farm Chemicals
Major Insecticides are given below with their time of attack and recommended Pesticides and dosage. It is hoped that this …
Integrated Pest Management for optimum output
By M. Mithal Jiskani DISEASES limit the production of vegetable and fruit crops. Some are easy to identify but others …
Top 5 tech innovations in agriculture
There are an estimated 570 million farms in the world and, in a neat twist of number synergy, according to …
Technology that Will Change Agriculture in 2017
Agriculture is the foundation of civilization. It is what allowed for the formation of large population centers—cities—which then became centers …
Fish exports increase by 19.63pc in two months
ISLAMABAD: Seafood exports from the country increased by 19.63 percent during the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year …
Adapting to climate change
Over the past two decades it has become increasingly clear that climate is changing across the globe. The Intergovernmental Panel …
Energy solutions and climate change
It is well known that the ravages of climate change and environmental degradation are most keenly felt in the poorest …
Climate change impacts
According to media reports, the impacts of climate change and global warming are likely to be severe, pervasive and irreversible. …