ISLAMABAD: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has cautioned Pakistan to take steps to protect its crops from …
Govt asked to follow Indian model in reducing circular debt
ISLAMABAD: Economic managers of the country have suggested the government to follow the Indian model in curtailing losses and theft faced …
Islamic banks offer refinance facilities including Agriculture
KARACHI: The central bank has given the go-ahead to Islamic banks which can now offer cheaper refinancing to three priority areas …
UVAS Pattoki Campus sets up drip irrigation plant
PATTOKI – Just 82 kilometers off to Lahore, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Pattoki Campus has set up …
Pakistan earned $451m from fisheries products’ export in 2017-18
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan earned $451 million by exporting 198,420 metric tonnes of fish and fisheries products during 2017-18. Minister for …
Olive farming gets boost
ISLAMABAD : Olive farming in Pakistan has received a strong boost with the arrival of 100,000 olive plants from Spain …
Contamination free cotton
Joint Director of Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute (PCSI), Mian Zawwar Hussain has said a Programme will be launched to promote …
Nespak’s role in water resources development and dam engineering
Amid the threat that the next wars would be fought over water, the importance of water is increasing with every …
12 hybrid rice varieties to be available from July
ISLAMABAD: At least twelve new hybrid rice varieties will be available to farmers for cultivation during the next Kharif crop …
Pak-China co-op in agriculture under CPEC
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and China have decided to expedite cooperation in the field of agriculture under China Pakistan Economic Corridor …
Food and Agro Park likely to fetch $10m investment
LAHORE : The provincial ministers discussed a proposal of establishing Food and Agro Park in a meeting, chaired by Minister …