KP Governor vows to make Gomal Zam project beneficial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has said that keeping in view the vast impact of the Gomal Zam Project in improving socio-economic uplift of the people of the area, every possible step will be taken to make it fully beneficial for the respective people […]
LCRA may restrict water for rice growers in 2014 Rice farmers in Texas may find themselves without adequate water for a third year if Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Directors decide to approve a staff request to seek emergency curtailment authority in 2014 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). That request would limit […]
Delta Agrar expects apple production to rebound in 2013 After a frost cut apple production in Serbia last year, Delta Agrar, an apple grower and shipper based in Novi Beograd, Serbia, is planning on 2013 bringing much better yields. Delta Agrar, which is part of Delta Holdings, has 350 hectares on which they grow a […]
Farmers’ woes: Call for eliminating middlemen’s role, direct market access to farmers The booming population and a drastic increase in the demands of agriculture-related items have led to the discovery of new frontiers both in farming and handicrafts designs, but rural workers have yet to find a platform that enables them to showcase their products […]
Tunnel farming more productive than traditional agriculture SIALKOT: As much as 1,200 acres land in four tehsils of the district is now under tunnel farming, an Agriculture Department official said on Sunday. He said the technology for vegetable farming was gaining popularity among small farmers in the district. He said experts from Agriculture Department were extending […]
Harvest trading demands best management practices in agriculture sector Director Harvest Tradings, Ahmad Jawad has said that stake holders have showed concern that despite being an agrarian economy country reliance on import of vegetables from India has increased significantly. Talking to INP here on Wednesday, Ahmed Jawad said that in accordance with the data of […]
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Textile exports in peril: country may miss cotton sowing target The country is likely to miss cotton sowing target by about 5 to 6 percent in the current season for 2014-15 with a consequent negative impact on textile exports, official sources revealed. Sources in the Ministry of Textile Industry told Business Recorder that cotton sowing […]
Cereals 2014: Novel tine designs and stubble tillage choice There appears to be no limit to the imagination of cultivation equipment manufacturers when it comes to thinking up new tine designs, assemblies and layouts, judging by some of the implements on display at the Cereals event. While a simple chisel, slimline leg or A-point are enough for […]
Outsourcing agricultural extension services BECAUSE of the poor performance of the farm services and their lack of ability to combat emerging challenges in agriculture, privatisation of extension services is often proposed to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. But empirical evidence doesn’t support this view. In any case, complete privatisation is not a practical solution. However, […]
Setting Up Irradiation Plant In Karachi To Increase Mango Export Vital United States is the biggest importer of mangoes in the world and we are missing US market only because of lack of irradiation facilities. By establishing the irradiation plant in Karachi, a large quantity of fruit could be exported to US, said Waheed Ahmed […]
Pakistan’s yield per acre of gram has dropped by 50 percent: from 5 maunds per acre to 2.5 maunds per acre, according to Ibrahim Mughal Chairman of the Agri-Forum Pakistan. This statistic would surprise no one in the wake of a 2011 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2011 report. That revealed that Pakistan […]
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Factory Egg Farming is controlled by BIG AGRIBUSINESS… “The history of the poultry industry provides the best illustration of what happens as animal production systems increase productivity through capital intensification. Because of the demands of expensive equipment, only large companies can afford to enter the business and to expand production; when they do, smaller operators […]
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Ministry procures laser leveller for rice industry Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Wednesday commissioned a laser land leveller and tractor valued about $20M that had been procured for rice farmers and the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to boost production and efficiency. In his address, Persaud told a group of farmers at the Rice […]
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Prime Minister urged to save ‘sinking’ tractor industry Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should take measures to save the sinking Tractor Industry otherwise it would have serious repercussion. Pakistan will have to import tractors against precious foreign exchange besides rendering thousands of workers as well as vendors jobless, said Khawaja Muhammad Usman President of Multan Chamber […]