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Continuous challenges plaguing Pakistan’s agriculture sector Interview with Syed Nadeem Shah — a progressive farmer PAGE: Tell me something about…
Written By Rémi Cardinael Researcher in Soil Science and Agronomy, CIRAD Armwell Lion Researcher in Agronomy, University of Zimbabwe Vira…
Fertilisers play a significant role in the growth and productiveness of crops. Fertilisers are an essential contributor towards the agriculture…
Rice, sugarcane, chillies, tomatoes are going to give bumber crop season Interview with Syed Nadeem Shah — Senior Vice President,…
The year-end review 2022 for major production sectors with major market indicators, Area & Production Of Other Kharif And Rabi…
Find the annual facts and figures 2022 here with us: Area And Production Of Other Kharif And Rabi Crops In…
Wheat is an important staple food crop and has great significance in Pakistan’s economy in terms of food security. It…
In the backdrop of massive damages to agriculture by unprecedented floods caused by historic monsoon rains, the State Bank of…
PAGE: How would you comment on Pakistan’s rice processing sector? Abdul Rahim Janoo: Rice export trade is the second largest export…
The fourth successive month where the headline inflation rate in Pakistan has topped 20% The CPI for the month of…
Pakistan barely participates in global carbon excretion, but the face-off climate change it suffers is immensely devastating. Pakistan is one of those…
Written by Carol Clark Senior science communicator, Emory University A soil’s capacity for holding water will determine how well farms manage…
Potato is an important vegetable crop for growers and consumers as well in Pakistan. Overtime, per capita consumption of potatoes…
According to the Ministry of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan, agriculture sector during 2021-22 registered a remarkable growth of 4.40 percent…
In collaboration with GreenBiz Hunger is spreading across the world, partly because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has blocked shipments of…
Sahiwal and Okara are the two major potato producing districts in Punjab with more than 60 percent share in national…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kate Whiting Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] China is the most populous nation on earth, but the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Helen Anne Curry Peter Lipton Senior Lecturer…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Paul Ekins Professor of Resources and Environmental…
Interview with Mr. Waheed Ahmed — Patron-in-chief Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PVFA) [box type=”shadow” align=””…
Area-yield index insurance was first developed in Sweden in the early 1950s and has been enforced in India since 1979…
Food insecurity is one of the most-talked-about topics across the globe in the wake of pandemic, which has wreaked havoc…
Since cotton is a major source of income for various rural laborers, including women, according to the experts, they want…
In the world, experts recorded that rice is the most significant human food crop, directly feeding more people than any…
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water”– W.H Auden Water is the most crucial element and is regarded as…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ruben Valbuena, Bangor University and Thomas Lovejoy, George Mason University[/box] The world is at a crossroads,…
Analysis of Economic Survey of Pakistan showed that agriculture is still the largest sector of the economy of Pakistan as…
Interview with Mr Arif Nadeem – CEO, Pakistan Agriculture Coalition [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Arif Nadeem has over 35 years…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Jonathan Menary, Lancaster University and Sebastian Fuller, St George’s, University of London[/box] Once the UK…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Malcolm Bennett, University of Nottingham; Bipin Pandey, University of Nottingham, and Sacha Mooney, University of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article was originally published by The Applied Ecologist 03 Dec 2020 Karen D. Holl Professor…
Interview with Mr Nadeem Shah — a progressive farmer PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your contribution for the betterment…
Realising the potential of agriculture and taking cognizance of the issues related to agriculture sector, the present Government of Pakistan…
All living organisms on earth need water for their survival. Water is life; It is an important constituent of any…
Interview with Mr Riaz Javed Suleri — Resident Director, Faran Sugar Mills Ltd PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and Faran…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Sep 23, 2020[/box] Despite progressing towards a service society in gigantic steps, China remains a…
The Punjab government deserves some commendation for initiating a digital solution to strengthen its wheat monitoring and regulation mechanism, and…
Syed Nadeem Shah, a modern farm owner, says mustard crop can help reduce country’s import bill Sees better prospects in…
According to the analysis recorded by the Ministry of Finance FY2019, fertilizer is the most important (and an expensive) input…
As per the United Nations, the number of undernourished people has dropped by almost half in the past two decades…
The present government’s resolution is to improve agriculture productivity in future and has also initiated to start Prime Minister’s Agriculture…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Hussain Rasheed Hassan Minister of Environment, Republic of Maldives Valerie Cliff Deputy Regional Director, UNDP in…
The recently announced Rs309 billion agriculture package, with emphasis on improving crop yields, livestock development and import substitution can be…
Imagine a robotic lens zooming in on the wheat sprout. It captures images and sends them to an AI (Artificial…
Agriculture sector have a great role in the economic development and prosperity of Pakistan. In the early time, it is…
Since the independence of Pakistan, the food and agriculture sector has been engaged in recreating its economy successively. In the…
Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) is one of the leading public listed fertilizer manufacturing & marketing companies of the country, with…
Interview with Mr Nadeem Shah — Vice President, Sindh Abadgar Board PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your contribution…
Agriculture growth percentages in Pakistan (Base=2005-06) Sector 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 (P) Agriculture 2.68 2.50 2.13 0.15…
According to the food and agriculture organizations of the United Nations, the world fertilizer nutrient consumption was predicted to reach…
Farmers must not allow cultivation of genetically modified maize and other crops All the major stakeholders of agriculture sector including…
Reportedly, postharvest losses range from 10 to 20% for different crops in Pakistan. To achieve food security, containing such colossal losses should be…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Mar 4, 2019[/box] Earth is a lot greener than it was 20 years ago. What…
Agricultural statistics revealed that Pakistan is an agriculture-based economy, where majority of the population directly or indirectly depends on this…
Sugar cartel has refused to commence cane crushing on the pretext that sugarcane price fixed by the government is high…
Pakistan currently ranks 135th in the list of global emitters of carbon on a per capita basis, accounting for less…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Aug 3, 2018[/box] A severe heat wave and relentless drought have damaged fields and reduced crop…
Out of the five challenges that the incumbent government will have to face after elections, population growth is the biggest,…
In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, tractor sales rose 45 percent year-on-year to 38,173 units, according…
Pakistan’s wheat production can be increased by expanding wheat cropping area in Balochistan, which is the country’s largest province with…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s rice exports witnessed a decline of around 14 percent during the last fiscal year due to lack of research…
Pakistan can be placed in third place in sugarcane production [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ugarcane is an important commercial crop worldwide and one of…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great…