ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikander Hayat Bosan Thursday addressed a press conference at Ministry …
Punjab to provide interest-free loans to 500,000 farmers: Minister
LAHORE – The speakers at a workshop have stressed the need for efficient and continuous credit services with a view …
GIFA 2018 TO TACKLE FOOD SECURITY ACROSS MENA
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture 2018 (GFIA), returns to Abu Dhabi as part of the UAE’s Innovation Month …
Indian Cotton farmers advised to turn to other crops
There is still some hope for cotton farmers to recover their investment even in the face of the attack of …
11.18 million cotton bales reach ginneries this year
MULTAN-The arrival of cotton at ginning factories has gone up by 7.16 percent till January 1, 2018 compared to the corresponding period …
U.S. agriculture markets jump as frigid weather blankets farm belt
Exporters along the Gulf Coast, the country’s largest outlet for grains, scrambled for barge loads of corn and soybeans as …
Electricity wastage in Punjab
MULTAN: Punjab Agriculture Secretary Muhammad Mahmud said on Wednesday that 120,000 agriculture tube wells operational in Punjab are consuming 30% …
CPEC’s Centre of Excellence fails to fulfill core responsibility
ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) policy think tank, set up at a cost of Rs1.2 billion to fill policy …
Entrepreneurs look to venture into foods business through Karachi Eat
KARACHI: For many, the Karachi Eat Food Festival is an opportunity to eat out, take pictures, and post some fun. But …
Cotton production up by 7.2pc
KARACHI: Higher cotton production by Sindh and Punjab helped the country improve its overall output by 7.16 per cent year-on-year …
Asia rice-markets slow into year-end; Bangladesh awaits India shipments
Rice markets in major Asian centres remained muted this week, with trades few and far between due to the holiday …