LAHORE – Agriculture Minister Malik Nouman Langrial has appealed the farmers not to burn rice stubble instead mix the crop residual …
Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season
ISLAMABAD – Indus River System Authority’s advisory committee on Monday projected 38 per cent water shortage for crop cultivation during …
Chinese Group offers to establish vocational university in Pakistan
BEIJING – China’s St Fulin Group has offered to set up a vocational university in Pakistan to meet the ever-increasing …
Like organic, transition to digital farming needs support
Changing farming practices is always risky and if we want EU farmers to enter the digital era, we need to support …
New partnership to advance open data in Rwanda’s agriculture sector
The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), a UK and US government supported initiative that promotes proactive sharing …
Kuwait to invest in agriculture in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Government on Friday invited Kuwaiti businessmen to invest in agriculture farmland, milk and food processing plants in Pakistan for …
USDA reports not expected to shake up corn, soy and wheat markets
Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the United States are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but …
Indonesia to import 1m tonnes of rice from Pakistan
Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri said on Thursday that an agreement would soon be signed to export one …
Agri reforms in KP to increase per acre production
MARDAN : The goal-oriented reforms introduced by the KP government for uplift of agriculture sector would help increase per acre …
Carelessness in cotton picking can shrink price: CCRI director
MULTAN : Director Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Friday that cotton-picking phase has begun and …
Govt to hold rice yield competition
ISLAMABAD – Government is all set to organise rice yield competition 2018-19, where winners will be prized with modern gadgets. …