ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCE) on Thursday approved the purchase of additional 100 MW of electricity from Iran and …
Next stage of CPEC begins, as priorities shift towards industrial parks
Islamabad: After completing work on early harvest energy projects, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is taking the next step towards finalizing recommendations coming …
Provinces likely to face 30pc water shortage in Rabi
ISLAMABAD – The provinces are likely to face up to 30 percent water shortage, against the early forecast of 20 …
PPA to celebrate World Egg Day
LAHORE – The World Egg Day is celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. On World Egg Day, …
CPEC: Pak to export hybrid rice for the first time ever
GOLARCHI: Cooperation between Pakistan and China under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enabled Pakistan to export hybrid rice seeds for the …
Wheat straw waste could be basis for greener chemicals
Researchers are hoping to use the huge amounts of wheat straw currently left to rot on European farms to develop …
CoM shows off potential of rooftop agriculture in Johannesburg inner city
JOHANNESBURG – The Chamber of Mines (CoM) on Wednesday hosted the launch of the Urban Agriculture Initiative, which is aimed at creating …
Agriculture looks to space in latest push for precision agriculture
CALGARY _ Farmers are looking to space in the continuous push to better know what’s going on in their fields, …
Gene to help hybrid wheat breeding identified
Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene that, when turned off, eliminates self-pollination …
Monsanto settles GM cotton dispute with three Indian seed firms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three leading Indian cotton seed makers have settled an intellectual property dispute with Monsanto Co over …
Establishing interdisciplinary approaches to agriculture and fundamental biological processes
Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering October 11, 2017 From optimizing food production to feed a growing …