LAHORE: A recent surge in prices of fertilisers will force farmers to bear an additional cost of around Rs30 billion per …
Fertilizer use by crop in Pakistan
Fertilizer consumption has increased threefold during the past 30 years. It reached one million nutrient tonnes in 1980/81, two million …
Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth
I recently came across some real news about Pakistan which merits sharing, and commenting. According to a July, 2017 article by Carole …
Irrigation efficiency key to ending Indus water shortages
“For most countries of the world, agriculture is the biggest user of water and the biggest cause of water shortages. …
WAPDA chief calls for giving Kalabagh dam’s control to Sindh
ISLAMABAD: While voicing concern over the country’s low water storage capacity that has sparked a crisis, the Water and Power Development …
Blockchain to Track & Trace from Factory to Farm – A Fight against Spurious Agriculture Inputs
The agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy for decades, while it’s share has eroded continuously over past …
Kalabagh Dam must to avert water crisis: LCCI
LAHORE – The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has said that water scarcity in Sindh and other parts of the …
Provinces face 65 to 70pc water shortage
ISLAMABAD – The water situation has worsened in the country as water storage came down to 0.22 MAF and the water …
FAO provides Maize seeds to farmers in Orakzai agency, Pakistan
Distribution of certified maize seed packages to 3,750 farmer families in Orakzai agency of FATA has begun. Food and Agriculture …
Total fertiliser off-take grows to 27pc: NFDC
ISLAMABAD – Sales of fertilisers, mainly urea, remained robust in April when farmers planted Kharif crops like cotton and rice …
Hydro-terrorism by India
PAKISTAN with the passage of time is facing increased multiple challenges on different fronts. Now with changing global ecosystem and …