AGRICULTURE SECTOR continues to play a central role in Pakistan’s economy accounting for over 21% of GDP and remains by far the largest employer, absorbing 45% of the country’s total labor force. In agriculture, livestock sector contributes approximately 53.2% of…
ONION prices have skyrocketed before Eid-ul-Azha in anticipation of high demand and also owing to export orders from India. And this has happened at a time when local production is not as robust as it was in May-June. Till September…
Life took a turn for the worse for inhabitants of Thar when the arid desert was enveloped by an unforgiving drought three years ago, after which it started to consume living beings to quench its thirst. For Bashir Samejo —…
ALARM bells have been ringing in Punjab over the fast declining livestock population. The province has taken drastic measures in the past one week to address the situation after claiming an almost 40pc drop in the count of animals. It…
The meat processing sector, which has been doing reasonably well for some years, is set to grow faster after the four-year tax holiday granted for new entrants. The meat processing facilities, which come up by December this year, and obtain…
MONEY is flowing fast into the sacrificial animals business, while the growing use of online marketing continues to reshape the market dynamics. But investors who had spent billions of rupees in advanced booking of animals are not sure if their…
A sheep in Australia has put the slang term — used commonly to mean uncultured and used uncommonly to mean the matted wool on a sheep’s bottom — to good use, by living a life of freedom from shearers, hiding…
A truck carrying little chicks on a highway in Shandong, China, tipped on Wednesday morning, releasing its cargo of tens of thousands of the yellow birds onto the road and grass. ChinaFotoPress reports that other commuters on the highway in…
Hacienda Pinzacuá is a family farm in the Valle de Cauca region of Colombia using agroforestry to keep their farm healthy and sustainable. Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Irene Montes Londoño, whose father started Hacienda Pinzacuá.…
Sonia Farqui’s new book Project Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food dives into the depths of the animal agriculture industry and emerges with some important messages and inspiring suggestions on the…
