LAHORE: Punjab foresees healthy wheat production this year while harvesting in several southern Punjab districts has picked up momentum, leading to …
Indonesia to buy 50,000 tonnes rice from Pakistan
Indonesia’s state food procurement agency Bulog is seeking offers from sellers in Pakistan to buy about 50,000 tonnes of rice, …
Irsa releases 86,100 cusecs water
ISLAMABAD – The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Friday released 86,100 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of …
Lacklustre trading on cotton market
KARACHI: Lacklustre conditions prevailed on the cotton market on Wednesday as buyers withdrew to the sidelines amid higher asking prices …
Water wastage issues highlighted
LAHORE – To commemorate the celebration of World Water Day, Nestlé Pakistan joined hands with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) …
Sugar glut in India bad news for industry, farmers
The lack of a market-linked procurement mechanism for sugarcane is coming back to haunt the government, industry and investors. …
IRSA releases 92,100 cusecs water
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Wednesday released 92,100 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 117,800 …
Chronic sugar surplus could drive processing consolidation
The growing global sugar surplus as production outstrips consumption, means that there will have to be some consolidation of processing …
Flour Mills of Nigeria in wheat seeds initiative
Flour Mills of Nigeria has cultivated 75 hectares of wheat farms in the Nigerian states of Jigawa and Kano, according …
Development of organic fertiliser key to VN’s future agriculture
Vi?t Nam has identified organic agriculture as the way forward, and why the development and promotion of the product is …
Planting of spring crops started in Kazakhstan
On March 21-31, air temperatures were mainly 4-7?? above normal in the south and south-east of Kazakhstan, where winter crops …