ISLAMABAD: Steps are being taken for betterment of agriculture sector in Balochistan for the sake of enhancing production of food …
Alibaba Cloud makes agriculture “smarter” with Agricultural Brain
Farms in China are getting a whole lot smarter, thanks to Alibaba Cloud, which developed a new digital tool that …
Why agriculture growth projections are going down
Although agriculture contributes significantly to the country’s economy, its growth projections continue to go down, comparing to the past years …
Experts call for research to assess impacts of heat waves on agriculture
HYDERABAD: Experts have urged for fresh research to assess the changes in the weather pattern, especially heat waves in Sindh …
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 …
Aptma wants power, gas at cheaper rates
ISLAMABAD – All Pakistan Textile Mills Association [APTMA) has said that electricity and gas is being supplied at much cheaper rates …
Oil, food import bill up by 20pc
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s oil and food import bill has increased by nearly 20 percent on annual basis to $18.6 billion in …
Farmers ignore water-saving drip irrigation
ISLAMABAD – The government has failed to create awareness among farmers to utilize subsidy offered for drip and sprinkle irrigation that …
International Agri Expo-2018 from tomorrow
LAHORE:- Punjab Agriculture Department will host a two-day International Agri Expo-2018 from June 23 to 24, 2018, here at Lahore …
France seeks freeze on palm oil use, imports
France wants to cap and progressively cut palm oil imports and will propose to do so at a European level, …
Australia cuts wheat production forecast
With dry weather predicted along Australia’s East coast, the country’s top commodity agency on June 12 reduced its 2018-19 wheat …