Government may miss 25 million tons of wheat production target Pakistan may miss the wheat production target of 25 million tons, set for 2012-13 Rabi crop season and is expected to produce a little over 24 million ton, officials said. According to reliable sources for the current Rabi season, the government has set wheat production […]
Pakistan. ‘Punjab likely to achieve wheat production target’ Punjab is likely to achieve wheat production target this year as it is estimated that the province will get a production of 18.6 million tons with an average yield of 3.89 maund per acre. This was informed to the Punjab’s caretaker Minister for Agriculture Qaiser Zulfikar in […]
Wheat procurement to start in Punjab on May 1 ISLAMABAD :- Procurement of wheat in Punjab will start on May 1 for maintaining stocks along with strategic reserves to meet domestic requirements of the country. The federal government has approved procurement of about 7.91 million tons of wheat as a bumper crop is expected in […]
Entrepreneurship in Pakistan 1. ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PAKISTAN[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract istypically a short summary of the contents of the document.Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract istypically a short summary of the contents of the document.]Muhammad Zeeshan Baloch10/25/2011 2. Entrepreneurship:-Entrepreneurship is a process through which individuals identify opportunities, […]
Agribusiness and rural entrepreneurship development Challenge Many developing countries and economies in transition, particularly those with large rural communities, suffer from inadequate access to food and lack of employment. The problem is compounded by the dependence on outdated and inefficient technologies leading to poor productivity and slow economic growth. Agriculture-based industrial products account for half […]
Local industry to get sufficient cotton KARACHI: Experts have predicted a significant increase in the country’s textile sector produce in view of rise in exports, given the sufficient availability of raw cotton at affordable rates for value addition. The price of raw cotton in the international market is set to decline by almost 10 […]
Raw cotton export touches all-time high level KARACHI: With a substantial growth of over 78 per cent, raw cotton export has reached all time high mark of 1.66 million bales at the end of last fiscal year 2011-2012 (FY12) mainly due to bumper cotton crop in the country and high demand in the world market. […]
Cotton yarn exports feared to suffer huge decline RAHIM YAR KHAN – Because of prolonged loadshedding of electricity and gas, the textile industries have failed to fulfill the cotton yarn exports orders, and as a result, China, Bangladesh and other countries have moved to India to purchase cotton yarn, said a former executive member of […]
Textile exports surge by 7pc, food’s 11.4pc Pakistan’s textile exports showed growth of over 7 per cent in July to March period of the ongoing financial year over the corresponding period of last year despite unending power shortage in the country and global economic situation. Pakistan has exported textile made commodities worth of $9.630 billion […]
Allabout/Crop/Ctton Cotton Export(Goods) COTTON BAGS Pakistan’s Cotton bags are made of 100% cotton cloths in different sizes. The products include shopping hags in grey, bleached, dyed and hand screen printed with pigment colours according to the buyer’s requirements for advertising and promotional activities of their products. Prints are made for prolonged colour fastness. Kit bags […]
History of Cotton What is Cotton? Cotton, belonging to a family that includes hibiscus and okra, produces a natural vegetable fiber used in the manufacture of cloth. Cotton produces a sweet nectar that attracts a variety of destructive insect pests, including the boll weevil, bollworm, armyworm, and the red spider. In addition to insect pests, […]
Cotton We are acknowledged as one of the prime Raw Cotton Exporters in pakistan. We own some of the Raw cotton ginning factories in the area of Sindh Province with the name of Aftab Cotton Ginning Factory and Alisha cotton Ginning Factory having the production Capacity of about 70000 cotton bales. Lucky Global commoditie’s sister […]
German firm to set up first solar panel plant in Pakistan Several global experts believe that 2013 will be the year that solar energy becomes economically viable even without any government subside German renewable energy company CAE plans to invest more than €100 million (Rs12.9 billion) in setting up the first solar panel manufacturing facility […]
Agriculture A Top Export Prospect for Colombia In 2010, U.S. agricultural exports to Canada reached a record $16.9 billion. U.S. agricultural exports to Canada accounted for 14.5 percent of total U.S. food and agricultural product exports of $115.8 billion. American products accounted for almost 62 percent of total Canadian agricultural imports in 2010. During 2010 […]
Commodity trade in Pakistan A commodity exchange is a market where buyers and sellers of commodities can interact. Typically these exchanges offer standardised contracts with varying maturities called ‘futures contracts’. These contracts may be ‘cash settled’ or ‘physical delivery-backed’.To understand the difference between these two kinds of futures contracts, assume that party A enters a […]
Poultry Litter Application on Pastures and Hayfields Nutrient management planning and recommended rates ensure poultry litter is used in ways that maximise its benefits without harming the environment, according to Julia Gaskin and Glen Harris of the University of Georgia, Alan Franzluebbers of the USDA Agricultural Research Service and John Andrae from Clemson University. Poultry […]
Between the Rows: Early Season Corn Pests and Diseases As corn planters begin to roll, it is important to understand what pests and diseases could show up in the early stages of the corn plant’s life cycle. Early recognition and identification of the problem can help you be more confident, and timely, in making management […]
Fertilizers Provide Mixed Benefits to Soil in 50-year Kansas Study Fertilizing with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus definitely improves crop yields, but does it also improve the soil? The latest study to tackle this question has yielded mixed results. While 50 years of inorganic fertilization did increase soil organic carbon stocks in a long-term experiment in […]
Living’ Biofilters Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissios Biofilters containing naturally occurring microscopic organisms that live on methane gas could help reduce hard-to-manage greenhouse gas emissions in the petroleum, forest and agriculture industries. University of Calgary researchers plan to deploy and test inexpensive “methane biofilters” to reduce low-volume methane emissions at oil and gas field sites, […]
Sindh Food Department procures 300,000 tonnes less wheat By Tanveer Sher KARACHI: Sindh Food Department after hectic efforts managed to procure around a million tonne wheat out of a total target of 1.3 million tonne set for the current year. Previous year the target of 1.3 million tonne was achieved with relative ease but this […]