Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilizing nitrogen fertilizer, which will …
Soil health vital to improve agriculture productivity
MULTAN : Imbalanced use of fertilizers was damaging fertility of soil and resulting in low productivity. This was stated by …
Ministry demands abolition of GIDC to control fertiliser prices
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has asked the government to abolish gas infrastructure development cess (GIDC) collected …
6 steps to improve your fertiliser use efficiency
An average of 40% of the nitrogen fertiliser applied to crops isn’t utilised and could be lost. However, by making …
Urea off-take expected to increase
LAHORE : According to the provisional off-takes for the month of Jan 2019, the urea sale is likely to go …
Industry rules out expected relief in urea price
Islamabad – Disagreeing with the finance minister’s claim that the GIDC reduction will help cut the urea prices by Rs …
Production resumes as idle fertiliser plants get gas supply
KARACHI: Idle fertiliser plants have started receiving gas supply and Agritech has resumed operations while Fatima Fertiliser is likely to begin …
Import of 0.1m tons of fertiliser may not bridge shortfall
KARACHI: The government initially pondered to facilitate the revival of idle plants ahead of the start of Rabi sowing season in …
Fertiliser companies profit up 67pc in 2Q-2018
LAHORE – Pakistan’s fertilizer manufacturers’ profitability surged 67 percent annually to Rs8.3b in 2Q2018, primarily due to higher GP margins of …
After urea price hike, farmers to bear extra Rs30b cost
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 …