ISLAMABAD: Over the years, Pakistan’s export performance has been shaped more than any other factor by international commodity prices. When international …
Cotton crop per acre yield up 2.4pc this year
MULTAN : Agriculture spokesman said on Friday that the cotton crop witnessed surge in per acre yield this year, with …
Government considering reducing sugar export subsidy
Apart from this, the millers have also earned around Rs50 billion from the export of the sweetener. Top government officials …
New seed varieties of wheat
Islamabad: National Agriculture Research Center (NARC) was introducing average three to four high yielding seed verities of wheat every year in …
‘Rice intensification system’ can save farmers of parched Kashmir?
Amidst the worst concerns of the farmers in Kashmir in view of prolonged dry spell, agriculture experts here have brought …
Corn production in Tanzania to fall in 2018-19
Corn production in Tanzania is forecast at 5.25 million tonnes in 2018-19, down 2% from 5.35 million tonnes in 2017-18, …
Global wheat experts to address challenges facing global wheat supply at Morocco meeting
Leading wheat researchers from all over the world will convene for a workshop in Morocco to discuss challenges that face …
As prices decrease: Punjab sees ‘healthy’ wheat production
LAHORE: Punjab foresees healthy wheat production this year while harvesting in several southern Punjab districts has picked up momentum, leading to …
Indonesia to buy 50,000 tonnes rice from Pakistan
Indonesia’s state food procurement agency Bulog is seeking offers from sellers in Pakistan to buy about 50,000 tonnes of rice, …
Sugar glut in India bad news for industry, farmers
The lack of a market-linked procurement mechanism for sugarcane is coming back to haunt the government, industry and investors. …
Chronic sugar surplus could drive processing consolidation
The growing global sugar surplus as production outstrips consumption, means that there will have to be some consolidation of processing …