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Experts Advice Wheat Crops Care Guidelines To Farmers

Heatwaves Effect & Preventive Adaptations In Wheat Crop

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Zain Shahzad 44 Views 0 Comments crop, Grain, heat, nutrients, Plant, soil, stress, temperature, temperatures, wheat 5 min read

Every 1°C increase above the average temperature of 23°C reduces wheat yields by about 10%. More than 40% of the

Benefits and processing of cluster bean gum

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Growing Cluster Bean Crop: A Smart Investment for Pakistani Farmers

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Muzamil Hassan 46 Views 0 Comments Bean, beans, cotton, crop, crops, cultivation, Farmers, hectare, soil, wheat 3 min read

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in 2020, Pakistan produced 253,032 metric tons of cluster beans, making it

Exploring The Nutritional Value And Health Benefits of Soybeans

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The Present And Future Of Soybean Production In Pakistan

March 16, 2023 Wahab Wahab 284 Views 0 Comments crop, feed, Grain, Poultry, seeds, Soybean, soybeans, tons, varieties, wheat 4 min read

Soybean is an annual oilseed crop of the family Leguminosae and mainly grown for edible seeds. It is the most

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Wheat Sector In Pakistan Currently Facing Challenges

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Muhammad Ikram Ullah 459 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, Challenges, crop, crops, Farmers, sector, varieties, wheat, yield, yields 6 min read

Government has been providing subsidies & incentives to wheat farmers to increase their production, but there are still several challenges

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Pakistan’s Wheat Production Target To Exceed By 1.7M Tons

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 Abdul Ahad 268 Views 0 Comments Acres, crop, crops, import, imports, percent, Punjab, sowing, tonnes, wheat 3 min read

For the fiscal year 2022–2023, the government sought to sow wheat on 22.85 million acres nationwide, including 16.48 million acres

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Gene Discovers To Improve Resistance To Wheat Yellow Mosaic Disease

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Zenul Abideen 282 Views 0 Comments disease, gene, infection, infections, leaf, Mutant, symptoms, varieties, virus, wheat 1 min read

China has a high prevalence of the disease known as wheat yellow mosaic, which is brought on by the wheat

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Poor Seed Of Three Major Crops Cost Pakistan $1bn Annually: PAC

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023 Abdul Basit 347 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, exports, Growers, investment, maize, pac, Pakistan, rice, sector, wheat 2 min read

Leading business organisations in Pakistan have funded PAC to create commercially viable business models for the expansion of the nation’s

Global Efforts Require To Ensure Food Security In World: PM

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Hybrid Wheat The First Choice To Solve Food Crisis Worldwide: Prof. Zhao

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Abdul Basit 446 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, China, cooperation, cultivation, Hybrid, Pakistan, Prof, varieties, wheat, zhang 3 min read

The “wheat revolution” in Pakistan is becoming more urgent due to a number of issues, including high seed & fertilizer

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Pakistan Spend Nearly $6B On Food Imports In July-January

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Rosheen Javed 339 Views 0 Comments economy, Food, import, imports, increase, percent, pulses, tea, tons, wheat 2 min read

In the first seven months, Pakistan spent nearly $6 billion on food imports, with four kitchen items accounting for more

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Research On New Wheat Varieties Is To Satisfy Farmers’ Demand: VC SAU

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Abdul Ahad 314 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, commodities, Dr, farms, Khan, seeds, Sindh, varieties, vice chancellor, wheat 1 min read

The 300 wheat commodities are being expanded while new varieties are being researched by the agricultural scientists at Sindh Agriculture

Experts Urge for Modernize Agriculture To Ensure Food Security

Food Security Pakistan

Reduced Govt Involvement Requires To Boost Agriculture Productivity

February 14, 2023 Abdul Basit 459 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, Consumption, crops, Farmers, markets, Productivity, pulses, report, Security, wheat 2 min read

The report recommended the government of Pakistan maintain a security stock constituting a fraction of national consumption, as is done

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Wheat Head Blight: A Major Threat To Wheat Production In Pakistan

February 9, 2023March 11, 2023 Nabeel Ahmad 65 Views 0 Comments blight, crop, disease, Farmers, Food, Fungus, Livelihoods, staple, wheat, yield 3 min read

The spread of wheat head blight in Pakistan is exacerbated by the country’s warm and humid climate, which provides an

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Efficient Storage System For Staple Commodities Can Save Up To $1.3B

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Rosheen Javed 234 Views 0 Comments commodities, Farmers, goods, Grain, grains, staple, storage, tonnes, wheat, yield 3 min read

Pakistan produces about 27 million metric tonnes of wheat annually, which is worth $7.4 billion in US dollars. As insufficient

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UAF Develops Climate Resistant Wheat Varieties To Boost Production

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Rosheen Javed 296 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, Ahmad, Climate, delegation, farming, Food, maize, Prof, varieties, wheat 2 min read

UAF Develops Climate Resistant Wheat Varieties To Boost Production

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To Boost African Agricultural Production, Leaders To Discuss Ways

January 30, 2023January 31, 2023 Rosheen Javed 192 Views 0 Comments Africa, CONTINENT, exports, fertilizer, Food, imports, maize, percent, Ukraine, wheat 3 min read

Climate change and the effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine have combined to make food security precarious throughout much of

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Ensuring Small Farmers’ Rights Inevitable For Economic Progress

January 30, 2023January 31, 2023 Rosheen Javed 194 Views 0 Comments Agriculture, crop, crops, Farmers, farming, income, prices, Profit, Rs, wheat 5 min read

Small farmer and Pakistan Kissan Ittehad Khalid Araen has expressed concern about rising input prices and decreasing farmer profits. Despite

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Experts Advice Wheat Crops Care Guidelines To Farmers

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Rosheen Javed 222 Views 0 Comments aphid, crops, Farmers, fruit, Pest, Pests, plants, Weeds, wheat 2 min read

The spokesman warned farmers about the risk of Aphid attacks and advised them to perform pest scouting regularly and adopt