Posted By: Harriet Jachecon: Together with IBM Services, the agronomic company Yara International will create digital platforms using artificial intelligence (AI) …
Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
BY LUKIE PIETERSE The value of “connected agriculture” in making life easier for farmers, and helping them reduce the environmental impact …
Chinese industrial group withdraws intention to acquire Fauji Foods
KARACHI: China’s Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, a state-owned company specialising in dairy products, has withdrawn its intention to acquire majority …
‘Small farmers must use smart machinery’
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PTI govt mulls over zero-rated facility for wood import
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering zero-rated facility for the import of wood and timber in the federal budget 2019-20 in …
Imports of all major food items observed reducing trend in 9 months
ISLAMABAD : Tea import into the country during first nine months of current financial year reduced by 1.13 percent as …
Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops
Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilizing nitrogen fertilizer, which will …
Local tractors assembling reduced by 30.4pc in eight months
ISLAMABAD – Tractors assembling in the country during first 8 months of current financial year registered negative trend as local …
FAP-PARC Visit China to explore Agriculture collaboration
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A delegation comprising of members from Farmer Associates of Pakistan and Pakistan Agriculture Research council …
Good Weather puts Russia, Ukraine on track for large grain crop
Favourable weather during spring grain sowing in Black Sea producers Russia and Ukraine is increasing the chances of another large …
Australia begins wheat planting season as drought contiues
AUSTRALIAN farmers kicked off this year’s wheat planting season on Anzac Day in bone-dry soil conditions as a third consecutive …