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Benefits and Drawbacks of AI Agriculture Sustainability to the Economy.
Sustainability increases if ethanol is made from sugarcane juice: Study
Modern Technology Agriculture Huge Machines
Crop-boosting AI can benefit many fields
How smart can agriculture be
Precision Farming
How smart can agriculture be
Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
Precision farming to resurge Japanese agriculture
Smart agriculture in action in Africa
Organic Farming
Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
Producing food whilst preserving biodiversity
Organic farming drives sustainable agriculture
Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
A future for organic apple growing in the Northeast
Crops
Cotton
Contamination free cotton
Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Pakistan’s reliance on imported cotton on the rise
CCRI establishes modern laboratory to control pest attacks
Cotton arrival at ginneries down
Wheat
Despite price rise, wheat farmers get no incentive
Wheat support price increased to Rs1,350
PTI govt rejects proposal of banning wheat export
Food ministry dismisses talk of wheat shortage
Experts hope bumper crop in S Punjab
Rice
Basmati body calls for boosting rice exports to $5b
Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice
Pakistan’s rice sector lagging behind in productivity
12 hybrid rice varieties to be available from July
Qatar lifts ban on import of Pak rice
Sugar Cane
Sustainability increases if ethanol is made from sugarcane juice: Study
Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt
Kissan Movement for continuing sugar export
New sugarcane varieties introduced
Sugarcane cultivation should be started from February
Corn
IGC increased the forecast production and ending stocks of corn in the world
Commercialization of biotech corn to spur growth of maize production
FAO provides Maize seeds to farmers in Orakzai agency, Pakistan
Corn production in Tanzania to fall in 2018-19
Govt to protect maize growers’ interests
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Palm oil: Less fertilizer and no herbicide but same yield?
Gram production may exceed estimates
Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
Govt devises plan for sunflower cultivation
Triticale Growing
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Cattle Farming
FODDER PRODUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN
Livestock vaccination drive begins in Tharparkar
Iran eager to import meat, livestock from Pakistan
Funds released for acquiring land for cattle market
8.7m cattle farmers’ data computerised
Dairy
Nishat Dairy eyes 2020 to launch milk brand
Sustainable Pasture Practices Double Milk Production in Colombia
Rising diary prices push FAO Food Price Index higher
Pakistan big producer of dairy milk; lacks technological advancements
World’s first floating dairy farm could be wave of the future
Fisheries
No licence issued for fishing in last five years
Pakistan earned $451m from fisheries products’ export in 2017-18
Fish production exceeds 3,200 tons per annum in KP
Destruction of fish habitat to affect 59m people: Experts
Seafood exports up by 17pc in 10 months
Poultry
A step for fulfilment of industrial requirement
Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
Chinese, Thai companies keen to import chicken products from Pakistan
Export of chicken feet to China becomes a thriving business
Desi poultry birds’ rearing in progress at govt farm
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Cost-Cutting Tips for Horse Farm Owners
Ostrich farming fully potential to revolutionize red meat market
Record-high wool price leaves Australian growers in shear delight
Farmers’ interest in ostrich farming on the rise
Ostrich Farming – The Largest Living Species of Bird In the World
Horticulture
Citrus
Country needs better kinnow varieties to compete globally
Pakistan citrus week in Jeddah from 16th
125,000 tonnes of kinno exported from Pakistan
Kinnow exporters urged to tap Malaysian market
Low kinnow yield expected this year
Mango
Mango galore
Mango harvest in Pakistan is likely to drop 30 per cent this season
Pak mango exports may be increased to high end markets
Mango exporters violating packaging policy
Mango export target set at 100k tons for 2018
Vegetables
Hydroponic technique may help enhance vegetables, fruits production
Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
Chilli, tomato not healthy options for consumers’ pocket
OVERVIEW GLOBAL POTATO MARKET
Potato farming increasing
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Govt to Launch ‘50 Million Olive Tree’ Tsunami
Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
Pakistan’s date production falls due to lack of innovation
Govt to install three olive extraction mills, 6 mobile units
Olive farming gets boost
Farm Inputs
Chemicals
CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia
CABI publishes recommendations to fight scourge of parthenium weed in Central West Asia
Farmers across Japan are using ducks instead of pesticides
Crop-damaging armyworms raise alarm in Asia: FAO
Pakistan warned against deadly wheat pest
Fertilizer
Chinese Scientists Find Key Gene to Save Fertilizer for Crops
Soil health vital to improve agriculture productivity
Ministry demands abolition of GIDC to control fertiliser prices
6 steps to improve your fertiliser use efficiency
Urea off-take expected to increase
Loans Agri
Islamic banks offer refinance facilities including Agriculture
‘Scope of agri loan scheme to be broadened’
Govt to provide Rs15b interest-free loans to farmers
Next govt to decide success of crop insurance schemes
Agri-credit disbursement rises 38% to Rs972.6 billion
Machinery
Local tractors assembling reduced by 30.4pc in eight months
Agri machinery imports up by 4.2pc
Imports of agriculture machinery up 6.7pc in 7 months
UVAS Pattoki Campus sets up drip irrigation plant
Italian IVECO Trucks to be assembled in Pakistan
Seeds
Use of certified seeds can enhance yield, quality of rice
Envoy asks Pakistani traders to address grievances of US seed firms
CCRI starts cotton seed germination free lab test
26 seed companies qualify for bidding to produce seed varieties
High-yielding hybrid basmati seed developed
Water
Farmer turns Pakistan’s sand dunes green
FAO strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable water management
Punjab violates withdrawal plan, utilises Sindh’s water
Govt planning to establish Ground Water Regulatory Authority
Water inflow in major rivers surges
Special Reports
CPEC
BRI states reject West’s China ‘debt trap’ theory
Second unit of CPEC power plant connected to grid
Pakistan emerges as major partner of BRI
Pakistan’s exports to China grow 3.93pc in 8 months
Pakistan to get advanced tech under CPEC: Cheng
Climate Change
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE SMOG
Agricultural challenges: Declining soil fertility threatens crop production
KE & Engro To Set Up Karachi’s First Garbage-to-Electricity Plant
Understanding how crop diseases and climate change interact is vital
Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rain forest: study
Opinions
Arthi: The Middleman
Agtech will take off in 2020: 5 trends to watch
Trends That Will Transform The Agriculture And Farming Industry Outlook In 2020
Agriculture needs nuance, not witch hunt
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