PRIME MINISTER Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the ministries concerned to prepare a ‘comprehensive reform programme’ to turn around the agricultural sector on an ‘emergency basis, starting from the next Rabi crop season, to boost productivity, cut food imports and improve…
After a period of 40 years, the Punjab Agriculture Department has revised the method of analysing the cultivation and production of over 148 various types of crops and has introduced a modern Area Frame Sampling system based on the latest…
Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Director Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Wednesday that a climate change phenomenon impacted all important crops of the country negatively Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Director Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Wednesday that a climate change phenomenon…
Pakistan managed to add 2487 MW of environment-friendly hydel electricity in 2018, just behind China and Brazil which are ranked 1st and 2nd respectively in list Country has potential of generating 60000mw of low-cost hydel electricity. Out of the top…
Endeavoring at promoting agriculture sector in the country the Government has reduced the rate on bank credit provided to agriculture sector to further improve farmers’ access to bank credit, and also trimmed down the duties on the two most-used fertilizers…
What does 2019 hold for the agtech sector? This was my question to Richard Smith, Managing Partner at Earth Capital UK, who looks at the fields of agriculture and energy through a sustainability lens. Richard is a mentor for the SME Leaders…
LAHORE (PR) Determined to expand technical assistance to at least 30 private sector agricultural technologies’ companies, the four-year USAID-funded Pakistan Agricultural Technology Transfer Activity (PATTA) will work in tandem with its partners to introduce 500 commercialized technologies to an estimated…
Pakistan being an agro-based economy generates a significant economic resource through agriculture. Other than providing food; this sector also produces raw material for other sectors like sugar and textile which results in development of a country. This sector is a…
Beijing: China will establish cross-border “green economic belts” partnerships with Pakistan and the other countries that involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. Three belts will be created using poplar trees, under a plan released by the China Green Foundation…
SLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Sep, 2018 ) :Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Monday reported all main rivers including Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal amid heavy falls reported to occur in the catchments of…
