Manifold increase in prices of sacrificial animals As Eid-ul-Azha is approaching; traders have increased prices of sacrificial animals manifold and making it hard for the citizens to perform one of their main religious duty, revealed a survey conducted by Business Recorder. A visit to different markets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad revealed that despite […]
Good farming practices to boost exports The National Technical Working Group (NTWG) on Fruit and Vegetable Pakistan on Saturday has initiated the implementation of Good Agriculture Practices (Global Gap), the worldwide standards. The group facilitated by Agribusiness Support Fund Lahore (ASF) consists of experts and stakeholders from the public and private sectors, The terms Anabolic […]
Agribusiness is greener than urban farming Your upsetting myth debunker for today: Urban farming, the wildly popular green trend that is spreading like weeds in New York City and other metropolises, is an environmental sham. So says none other than a self-proclaimed environmentalist, who notes that the craze for eating locally grown food emits tons […]
Matching Grant Support to Enterprises On-Farm Production Grants i. Farmer Enterprise Groups (FEGs) In order to overcome economies of size disadvantages it is vital to organize smallholder farmers into groups to engage in collaborative activity including production, post-harvest processing, value addition and marketing. Under this sub-component, funding will be provided to NGOs and RSPs to […]
Commodities, agribusiness and the importance of who’s telling the story Large commodity farmers in the U.S. have done well in the past few years, with major crops reaching record prices. According to the USDA, net farm income in 2010 was up more than 20 percent from 2009, and 2011 and 2012 almost double 2009’s numbers. […]
Agribusiness Tunnel Farmings And Equipments CEO: AR Chaudhary My aim to share all these things on agriculture is very simple……if we all contribute seriously many things in agriculture can be achieved….we r living in a cutting edge of technology…………information is no more issue……..but yes proper testing is………and knowledge can only be generated from proper tests……… […]
Langdene Merino stud sold 118 of 120 to a top of $7000 ROSS Wells was in no hurry to see his prized Poll Merino ram Willandra Desmond head out the front gate, but an offer of $35,000 from across the Tasman Sea was too good to pass up. At the Australian Sheep and Wool Show […]
Ag to ride Asian wave THE economy could grow by $250 billion over 20 years by promoting five industries that will benefit from growth in Asia: tourism, agribusiness, wealth management, international education and gas, according to the economic arm of consulting firm Deloitte. A Deloitte Access Economics report says business can capitalise on the opportunities […]
Exports Can Fetch Valuable Foreign Exchange, Says Poultry Association PAKISTAN – Pakistan stands to benefit from growing demand of Halal food the world over. Currently, ten per cent of live birds are being exported, and when converted to value added products, could fetch over $40 million per annum, according to Khalil Sattar, Chairman Pakistan Poultry […]
Starting a Dairy Farm Business How to Start a Dairy Farm Anyone who knows the money-making aspects of cows and has a love for taking care of them can find an enjoyable and lucrative business in starting a dairy farm. You don’t know what to prepare for this venture? That won’t be a problem. Just […]
Linking academics with business In an attempt to improve horticulture business, All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchant Association recently signed memorandums of understanding with three agriculture universities — Faisalabad, Karachi and Tandojam.
Landscape of French farming set to change as President François Hollande channels subsidy to smaller producers President François Hollande has reversed decades of French farm policy by channelling subsidies away from intensive, highly-mechanised producers towards smaller, more traditional farms. In a judgment much-awaited in rural France, Mr Hollande took advantage of new rules in European […]
Paapam chief for revival of tractor industry The country’s tractor industry has almost closed, as one of the major manufacturer Al-Ghazi Tractors has stopped its production for the last three months, while Millat Tractors Ltd is presently operating at 20 percent of its total production capacity. According to Paapam Chairman, Usman Aslam Malik, this has […]
HOW TO START A DAIRY FARMING BUSINESS IN PAKISTAN The Problem with Dairy Farming Advice When I was starting my dairy farming project, I had a clear objective in mind: I wanted the dairy farm to run on modern guidelines, treat it as a process-oriented business instead of a lifestyle and have time to pursue […]
Exploring the Field of Horticulture Commentary Unit 1 of your textbook begins by defining horticulture as a word derived from a Latin word meaning “garden cultivation.” Definitions of horticulture are numerous. Many texts give long, technical, or incomplete definitions. The horticulture industry has developed far beyond a simple definition. So, in this course, rather than learning several […]
Poultry industry: Business booms with growing demand, new tech FAISALABAD: Growing business of fast food chains and other popular food outlets, more and more people from the middle class dining out and new investors jumping in to seize the opportunity have all reduced the risks associated with the poultry industry, making it one of the […]
CAADP Private Sector Meeting Lusaka, Zambia The African Union Commission (AUC) in close collaboration with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and the Pan African Agribusiness and Agro Industry Consortium (PANAAC) are convening the CAADP technical meeting on strengthening the engagement of African private sector in unlocking investment to Agricultural development within the CAADP framework, scheduled to […]
Russia bans Pakistani agri products Russia has imposed a ban on the import of all agriculture products from Pakistan with immediate effect for an indefinite period, an exporter of fruits and vegetables said on Tuesday.
Pakistan can easily expand agricultural exports Pakistan can easily expand its agricultural exports by meeting international standards. We are an agrarian society and agriculture is our backbone. 22% of national GDP’s share comes from agriculture and Punjab is sharing 70 % for this national growth.