PESHAWAR: Electricity has been provided to residents of Badar Gigakhel area on Pakistan-Afghanistan border in South Waziristan. According to a …
Farmers to get organic fertilisers training
LAHORE – As many as 500,000 farmers will be trained in application of organic fertilisers so as to enhance production of …
Minister calls for use of modern irrigation system
LAHORE – Highlighting scarcity of water in the country, Agriculture Minister Malik Nouman Langrial has emphasised the need for enhancing the …
Rabi crop likely to face 45pc water shortage
ISLAMABAD/karachi – The Rabi season’s crops are likely to face about 45 percent water shortage and Indus River System Authority …
Delay in payments to farmers won’t be tolerated: Govt
LAHORE – Agriculture Minister Malik Nouman Langerial presided over a meeting with representatives of sugarcane industry here on Monday. Minister …
FAO promotes exchange of innovative agri technologies through universities
Sargodha- September 7 :Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined hands with University of Sargodha (UOS) Faculty …
Water scarcity issue needs urgent govt attention
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the scarcity of water is transforming the country into a desert …
Indonesia to hold palm oil exhibition in Karachi
KARACHI: The Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi is going to hold the first Conference and Exhibition on Indonesian Palm Oil …
Three idle fertiliser plants to get subsidised gas
KARACHI: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has decided to provide subsidised gas to three idle fertiliser plants, which …
Farmers to benefit as govt plans to declare agri-emergency
ISLAMABAD: Following an unimpressive performance of the agriculture sector during the tenure of previous government, the new Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration …
Kisan Board asks Govt. to fix rice prices
LAHORE: Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has demanded the government to fix the prices of non-Basmati rice at Rs 1600 per …