Suppliers” prequalification: MoC bars TCP from conducting process On the directives of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has restricted the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) from conducting prequalification process of suppliers for commodity procurement.
Cotton market: rates firm on rising demand by mills Strong demand by mills, helped the rates to hold present levels on the cotton market on Tuesday, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 5300, they added. In ready session, around 14,000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 5325-5500, they said.
AM-Agri Precision Farming Solutions AM Agri offers precision farming solutions in Ireland. The main core of the business offered is GPS nutrient mapping service. The company also offers standard soil sampling, four year fertiliser plans (crop related), on-site pH testing and liming recommendations throughout Ireland. AM Agri can supply precision farming tools such as Trimble […]
Quality Control of Pesticides and Registration of Pesticides Distributors Pesticides Sampling Pesticides sampling is a regular phenomenon of this Directorate General to check the adulteration in pesticides. To ensure the quality of pesticides, each pesticides inspector will regularly conduct intelligence based raids and draw samples from the stores/ warehouses/ shops of vendor, dealers, distributors & […]
Liquid Phosphoric Anabolic steroids and generics Viagra are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources. Anabolic steroids and generics Viagra are used to provide trenbolin muscle vitamins that are not taken in through the diet. Multivitamins are also used to treat vitamin deficiencies (lack of vitamins) […]
Research scientists work to unravel complex arid, semiarid landscapes A team of researchers has developed a multi-faceted process to study arid and semiarid landscapes that takes into account the wide range of factors influencing changes that can result in desertification. Led by Debra Peters, research scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service […]
Une agriculture rentable avec moins d’herbicides ? C’est possible ! L’usage massif des herbicides dans l’agriculture pose question. Mais pourrait-on s’en passer ? Pour le savoir, l’Inra mène une expérimentation depuis 12 ans en Bourgogne. L’ingénieur de recherche Nicolas Munier-Jolain dresse un bilan plutôt positif de ces systèmes de culture en protection intégrée. En utilisant certains […]
Agri-business Requires Tech Support To Boost Productivity Farming sector requires technology involvement to improve productivity, says NRDC chairman Bangalore: Government must provide soft loans to farmers for supplementing technology use in their quest for increasing agricultural output, the chairman and managing director of the National Research Development Corporation (NDRC) Rajendra Dhabol has said.
Slf-propelled multi-row weeder for dryland crops The Arecanut Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) will conduct a three-day ‘agri machinery fair’ in November. Addressing presspersons here, Mr K. Padmanabha, Managing Trustee of ARDF and President of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, said that farm labour scarcity is affecting the agriculture sector. […]
Irrigation can shield Africa’s farmers from the effects of climate change Farmers in northern Ethiopia are struggling under the impact of climate change. Until a few years ago farmers in this hot and dry area could at least count on the occasional moderate rain. These days there is either no rainfall or it is in the form […]
Vegetable farmers trained in seedling production Vegetable growers from various regions of the country were provided a comprehensive training here by the scientists of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) to help them produce healthy seedling for better and enhanced crop production.
How to Grow Citrus Fruits Overview Whether selecting lemons, grapefruits, oranges, tangerines or kumquats, citrus are a delicious and appealing addition to any home garden. With dark, shiny leaves that grow year round and fragrant blossoms in the spring, citrus trees provide the advantage of a flowering plant with a generous harvest of fresh fruit […]
Specification of Peanut Combine Harvester Our recommended Peanut Combine Harvester are innovative with patent. – peanut combined harvesters. This Peanut Combine Harvester is multi-functional, which combining digging out fruits, pulling up vine, clamping convey, shaking off soil, picking up fruits, vibration sieving, separating by roller and chain, cleaning by fan and collecting fruits. The harvester […]
Cotton, maize and sugarcane crops: met Office warns farmers of pest, viral attacks The Met Office has warned the farmers of pest and viral attacks on sugarcane and other standing crops following the expected monsoon rains in the upcountry. “Pest/viral attacks and more weeds growth are expected after monsoon rains in sugarcane and other […]
Up to 80 percent price hike registered in all varieties of fruits The sky-rocketing prices of fruits in wholesale and retail markets have pushing the buyers beyond their purchasing power, as registering an hike of 70 to 80 percent in all varieties of fruits during the first 10 days of the holy month of Ramazan. […]
Don’t rush maize establishment Maize growers have been urged not to rush into drilling crops this spring, despite the mild winter and relatively high soil temperatures. Early-sown crops are more prone to being “knocked back” by colder weather, which will reduce yield potential and possibly put them at greater risk from wireworm damage, says Hutchinsons […]
15.25 percent increase in export of fishery products recorded There has been a 15.25 percent increase in the export of the fish and fishery products. This was stated in a press release of the Ministry of Ports and Shipping released by media cell here on Saturday. It said that in pursuance of the policies framed […]
Farming marches forward Tomasz Szulc from the Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Poznań told the participants of this year’s Science – Business – Agriculture Conference about the latest trends in agricultural technologies available on the market.
Matatiele farming community to celebrate successful first harvest The Ongeluksnek community in Matatiele will receive its 10% share from its first harvest as part of AsgiSA Eastern Cape’s (EC) dry-land cropping programme on Thursday, 11 March 2010. The community will also be signing a social charter which will formalise relationships between the AsgiSA EC, farmers, […]
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 […]