SOMETHING seems to be wrong with the government’s agricultural priorities. It is announcing packages worth hundreds of billions of rupees for farmers, while some of its most vital and successful initiatives are teetering on the brink of closure owing to…
PAKISTAN IS chronically deficient in edible oil production and domestic production is not enough to meet the requirements for increasing population. From last couple of decades, uncertainty in the production of domestic edible oil has been increased due to certain…
Oilseed crops have been grown in this world since time immemorial and are grouped as conventional and non-conventional. The conventional oilseeds include rapeseed/mustard, groundnut, linseed, castor seed, sesamum, while the non-conventional are canola, sunflower, soybean and safflower. Cotton, though a…
Improvement of nutrient status of staple food crops through plant breeding, agronomic management or genetic engineering is referred as biofortification. This idea is practicing globally due to its promising outcomes and plant breeders are engaged in research pertaining to germplasm…
Top scientists from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture are in Islamabad this week to lead the annual review of the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme. The primary goal of the programme is to study the…
Edible oil is one of the important commodities of everyday use. Pakistan has been constantly and chronically deficient in its production and it is very difficult to meet the edible oil requirement of ever increasing population of Pakistan. About 70%…
With the increasing population throughout the world, food security is a challenge for the scientists, researchers and policy makers. Pakistan is an agricultural country with dense population. Its most important crop is wheat which is used as a staple food…
With the passage of time, under developing countries like Pakistan population is rising terrifically. Due to urbanization and mismanagement of natural resources, it has become a difficult task for agri-scientists to fulfill the food demand of the rising population. Due…
Introduction Safflower was introduced as oilseed crop in Pakistan in 1960. It is mainly cultivated in Sindh and Baluchistan Provinces. During 1997-98, total area under this crop was 1594 ha with production of 1129 tones. Safflower research work was started…
Gram is a major Rabi pulse crop in Pakistan. It is grown in areas after rain and floods. It is a short duration crop and can be grown between September and November. The best time for sowing is the second…
