Tag archives for agri
Agri-dept grant 60 Pc subsidy on drip irrigation system
Drip irrigation the most water conserving and efficient system delivers the exact quantity of water needed directly to plant zones. Keeping in mind the dire need to save from hazards…
Experts urged govt to allot 1pc GDP for agri research
Cotton Production seminar was organized by Multan Central Cotton Research Institute aimed to promote the cotton related business and agriculture research. Keeping in line, agriculture experts and cotton growers pledged…
Agri dept advises temperature for tunnel vegetables
Agriculture Department advised farmers to keep temperature from 15 degree centigrade to 30 degree centigrade in vegetables cultivated under tunnels. Temperature should be between 18 to 24 degree centigrade for cucumber, gourd, melon,…
Mr. Fazal Abbas Maken, Federal Secretary for M/o NFSR, Islamabad visit PARC
PR: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) scientists are firm to make the country self-sufficient in agriculture. There is need to ensure the dissemination of innovative technology and knowledge among a farming…
E-commerce conference for agri products concluded
‘World Food and Agricultural Products E-Commerce Conference’ Shandong in China concluded where United States (US), Russia, Australia, Germany, Malaysia and many more gathered for discussion on how to improve cross-border…
Pakistan agriculture need advanced agri yield regulatory authority
Pakistan needs self-regulating, science-based, clear, and expectable regulatory authority to empower farmers with modern and advanced agricultural technologies to reap benefits for sustainable productivity in the country. The evidence of…
Unavailability of agri-credit is the hurdle in agri development
Senate has expressed its concerns over the non-availability of credit for the agriculture sector during a meeting of Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research. Senator Syed Muzaffar Hussain…
Experts paint grim picture of agri sector
Climate changes are responsible for affecting crop yield caused by unstable rainfall patterns, drought, and increasing temperature, experts predicted the grey picture of agri sector as per scenario. Punjab Agriculture…
‘Agri expenditure raised to 80%; State Bank
Agriculture expenditure has increased to 80% with side by side extensions of commercial banks to 57% of the entire expenditures in the last four years, said Tariq Bajwa, governor of…
Telenor joins hand with Inbox for agri digitization in Punjab
Telenor Pakistan and Inbox Business Technologies have signed an agreement to take digitization of Pakistani agriculture to the next level along with ‘Connected Agriculture Platform for Punjab’ (CAPP). Telenor has…
Agri policies revision for prosperous Pakistan
“Target to uplift agriculture by enhancing research by government has completely failed the target and listless to bring any improvement in the state of affair of peasants’ life”, said the…
Agri sector- an industry
The agriculture sector is sharing 21 percent in country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), should be treated as an industry to help prompt economic growth, agro people opined. We have huge…
China urged to assist Pakistan agri sector on climate change affects
Right steps needed to tackle negative impacts of climate change. Global warming is causing negative impacts on environment. Adverse impacts of global warming are on glaciers, river flows, underground water…
Agri innovation expo held at PMAS-AAUR
C2 AARU: Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) organized Agri. Innovation Expo. and Food Gala 2017, here on Tuesday, with an aim to highlight innovative creative…
Australia launches $12m agri uplift project
MULTAN: Australian ambassador to Pakistan Ms Margret Adamson has announced that her country has launched a $12 million programme for the uplift of agriculture sector in #xD;
She…
Argentina offers agri, livestock tech transfer
STAFF REPORT KHI: Ambassador of Argentina Rodolfo J. Martin Saravia has said that although the trade volume was not that big between Argentina and Pakistan, but lot…
PARC approves Rs.3.986b budget to bolster agri sector
STAFF REPORT ISB: A budget of Rs billion is approved for the year 2015-16 to improve agricultural research and food security in the country. The budget was sanctioned by…