Tag: crops
Biotechnology Plays a Significant Role to Control Insect Pests of Agricultural Crops
May 15th, 2018 | Umar Niaz | No Comments
Today insect pests have been one of most important problem in food production .Previous research have been proved that 1/3 of agricultural production of world, prized at several billion dollars is ruined by damaging of field and storage insect pests every year. Various toxic, broad-spectrum and synthetic chemicals are used to control pests.Natural ecosystem, human […]…Read More
| Agricultural | Biotechnology | control | crops | Insect | pests | plays | role | significant
Agriculture should have seen as system, not merely five crops
January 24th, 2018 | Hina Baloch | No Comments
Without having any doubt, one can easily say that agriculture sector of Pakistan consistently playing a central role in the Pakistan’s economy with key impact on the socio-economic set-up. Agriculture is the backbone of the economy as it accounts for over 21 percent of GDP, while employing 45 percent of the country’s labor force. Agriculture […]…Read More
| agriculture | crops | system
Ministry to develop less vulnerable crops to climate change
September 13th, 2017 | No Comments
Climate change ministry to develop new breeds of livestock and varieties of crops, that are less vulnerable to adverse impacts of the climate change after taking input from relevant experts from public and private sectors The agriculture sector is facing five major risks caused by climate change counting as sea level, glacial retreats, floods, higher […]…Read More
Thirsty crops are causing hunger in Fuel of Economy
August 8th, 2017 | Farwa Shehzadi | 2 Comments
Pakistan is water stress country it is estimated by Pakistan council of Research in water resources that our country may became dry in 2025, if our government or authorities did not take any action in near future years. Pakistan is actually the third most water stressed country. Per capita available water is just 1017 cubic […]…Read More
Exacerbating effects of climate change on crops
July 4th, 2017 | No Comments
Climate change and increasing temperature (Global warming) s a serious threat to Pakistan for fulfilling the needs of an increasing population with achieving sustainable food security. Climate change is badly affecting water sources and agriculture of Pakistan. Global warming is affecting the different zones of climates that are influencing the yield and growth cycle of […]…Read More
| change | Climate | crops | effects | exacerbating
FRUIT FLY- A Serious Insect Pest of Horticultural Crops in Pakistan.
June 22nd, 2017 | Sajjad Manzoor | No Comments
Fruit fly is a serious pest of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan. It causes intensive fruit losses from 50 to 90%. Mango, guava, citrus, melon, and cucurbits are seriously affected. The quality of fruits, financial losses, health problems and quarantine risk is caused by its attack. Prominent species found in Pakistan are Bactrocera zonata, B. […]…Read More
Hasty approval of GM crops
March 22nd, 2016 | Technology Times | No Comments
Most recently, Senate Committee has approved a bill regarding introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops in Pakistan. This development has the potential to deteriorate the already waning agriculture yields along with other negative impacts on environment as GM crops launch in the country has received sharp criticism from the stakeholders. This controversy is likely to persist as the law allows the import and commercialization of GM crops, which many agricultural and environmental experts…Read More
Exotic oilseed crops are need of the time
August 24th, 2015 | Sohail Irshad, Dr Munawar Ahmad Noor, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid and Ali Zohaib | No Comments
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 reasons like native marketing conditions, competition with major cash crops, low price of the produce and increasing cost of inputs resulting in less profitable farming. These uncertainties also confine the production and are…Read More
Multi-fruit crops tendency of stemming increasing hunger
July 5th, 2015 | Muhammad Mohsin Raza, Muhammad Aslam Khan and Waqar Iqbal | No Comments
ALMOST 1 BILLION people across the globe will go to bed hungry tonight, 200 million of them children. Most of those people are smallholder farmers who depend on agriculture to make a living and feed their families. Despite an explosion in the growth of urban slums over the last decade, nearly 75 percent of poor people in developing countries live in rural areas. That’s why growth in the agriculture sector has been found, on average, to be at least twice as effective in reducing poverty…Read More
Pesticides are hazardous for crops
June 8th, 2015 | Technology Times | No Comments
PR: The excessive use of pesticides in agriculture is dangerous to crops, beneficial insects, human health and environment. This was stated by Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad while presiding over a meeting of technical committee of a Public Sector Development Project (PSDP) on National Pesticides Residues Monitoring System in Pakistan at PARC.
According to experts about 60% of horticultural crops contain pesticides residues above the maximum…Read More
| crops | Hazardous | pesticides