Islamabad: The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) funded Multan-Sukkur motorway is likely to be opened for traffic by August this …
PARC, Aga Khan Foundation to jointly improve living in Gilgit Balistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Aga Khan Foundation of Pakistan has signed a MoU. Dr. Yusuf Zafar, T.I, …
Cargill to grow Pakistan business with $200m investment
Islamabad: Cargill renewed its long standing commitment to Pakistan by announcing plans to invest more than US$200 million in the …
Russia ready to invest $2b in energy projects
ISLAMABAD: A state-run Russian firm, Inter RAO Engineering, has offered to invest $2 billion in Pakistan’s water and power sector projects, …
Pakistan’s reliance on imported cotton on the rise
KARACHI: Owing to unavailability of high quality cotton in Pakistan, the country’s textile industry is becoming increasingly reliant on imported fibre. …
China expresses interest in importing Pakistani potatoes
KARACHI: China has expressed keen interest in importing Pakistani potatoes at a time when farmers are facing a crisis due …
Farmers seek GST removal on agri machinery
LAHORE – Farmers’ bodies have demanded increase in agriculture research budget and withdrawal of GST on farm machinery. As the …
4 Promising IoT Use Cases in Agriculture
Agriculture is undergoing a renaissance. IoT and artificial intelligence are enabling farmers to manage crops and livestock more reliably and …
Economist: 2019 Another Challenge for Agriculture
2019 looks to be another challenging year for farmers and ranchers, but there are chances for improvement. Micheal Clements has …
Climate change: Complex challenges for agriculture
ZURICH, Switzerland—The unusually hot summer of 2018 showed that climate change affects a central part of our lives: agriculture. The …
Baharia maize cultivation to start from mid-Jan
FAISALABAD: Agriculture experts advised the growers to start cultivation of Baharia maize crop from mid of January and complete it …