Islamabad: In an effort to identify a roadmap for the national e-agriculture strategy in Pakistan, two day consultation workshop was …
Import of 0.1m tons of fertiliser may not bridge shortfall
KARACHI: The government initially pondered to facilitate the revival of idle plants ahead of the start of Rabi sowing season in …
Hydropower plant opens in S Waziristan
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 …
China’s hybrid rice helps relieve Africa’s grain problems
Su Lirong, a 54-year-old Chinese agricultural expert, has recently received a laudatory title from his old friends in Liberia. The …
Eygpt to set plan to achieve food security, raise wheat storage
As part of the determined action to improve Egypt’s food security and wheat supplies, the government is setting a program …
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 …