Agriculture News

IWMI determined to improve climate resilient solutions in Pakistan

Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Director of Water, Food & Ecosystems at IWMI Pakistan says programme is playing a vital role in modernizing water infrastructure across various regions in Pakistan.

Awareness session on joint cultivation of crops held

The Agriculture Extension Department held an awareness session in a village in tehsil Samundri on Friday to promote joint cultivation of oilseeds in sugarcane crop on Friday

Pakistani enterprises eyes potential in aquaculture cooperation with China

More and more Pakistani aquatic product exporters enjoy zero tariffs and become aware of the details of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)

Statistics till September 15, 2023 by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association

FPCCI coordinator terms COAS meeting with businessmen as breath of fresh air

Coordinator Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malik Sohail Talat said that the meeting of Army Chief of Pakistan Syed Asim Munir with businessmen and industrialists is like a breath of fresh air. FPCCI President Irfan Sheikh Iqbal was included in the meeting

Pakistan Cotton Yarns Association (PCGA) released the data of arrival of cotton factories

Sales tax should be frozen in electricity bills and capacity charges should be negotiated with power plants : Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Sohail Talat, Tanveer Arshad, Bilal Khan FPCCI

President FPCCI Irfan Iqbal Shaikh has said that Pakistani people and businesses are facing unaffordable electricity prices and Nepra has decided to increase the price of electricity purchase in the financial year 2023-24

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has released the data of arrival in cotton factories: Coordinator FPCCI Malik Sohail Tala

Coordinator FPCCI Malik Sohail Talat said that today the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has released the data of arrival in cotton factories, according to which 2115433 bales in the cotton factories of the country arrive till August 15, 2023. 636,684 bales of cotton have arrived in the factories of Punjab province

Applications invited for Sept cultivation of sugarcane

The Department of Agriculture Extension has invited applications from farmers for September cultivation, mixed cultivation and chip-bud-technology cultivation of sugarcane

Tanzanian farmers benefit from introduction of Chinese agricultural technology

Tens of hundreds of households in four villages in the Morogoro region, eastern Tanzania, have increased hopes of a healthier and more prosperous life, thanks to a project aimed at increasing the production of soyabeans using intensive technology developed by the China Agricultural University (CAU) in collaboration with Morogoro regional authorities

Coordinator FPCCI Malik Sohail Talat, while paying tribute to CCRI Multan, said that 5 new varieties of cotton were approved in the meeting of Punjab Seed Council, which was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Agriculture Minister

Out of which 2 varieties CIM 775 and Cyto 511 are produced by CCRI Multan. He said that as the institute has told that these varieties have high fiber properties with better productivity

Govt to fix sugarcane prices within couple of days: Manzoor Wasan

The Advisor to Chief Minister for Agriculture Manzoor Hussain Wasan on Monday said provincial government will fix sugarcane price from Rs 425 to 450 per 40 kilogram and decision to this effect will be taken within couple of days

Coordinator FPCCI Malik Sohail Talat while releasing PCGA cotton data for August 1, 2023 said that Pakistan Total inflow was 1428638 bales

Chairman PCGA Chaudhry Waheed Arshad, Vice Chairman Rana Waseem Hanif, Coordinator FPCCI Malik Sohail Talat and Member Data Committee Khawaja Farooq Ahmad while releasing PCGA cotton data for August 1, 2023 said that Pakistan Total inflow was 1428638 bales

ECNEC Okays solarization of agriculture tube wells

This project is to enhance agricultural productivity through clean and green energy by converting the existing 100,000 tube wells into solar system.

DG says solid measures afoot for agriculture development

Director General of the Agricultural Research Department Dr Abdul Bari Monday said that the provincial government is taking effective measures for the development of the agriculture sector

China-Pakistan to jointly introduce more high-yielding crop varieties in Pakistan

China and Pakistan have joined hands to introduce more high-yielding crop varieties crops including chili, sorghum, cotton and soybeans on trial basis in Pakistan

Rs1,222 bln provided to farmers during July-March, 2023: Survey

In order to promote the agriculture sector in the country local lending financial institutions have disbursed an amount of Rs1,222 billion to the farming community during the period from July-March, 2023.

Agriculture sector grew 1.55% in 2022-23: Economic Survey

The agriculture sector in the country recorded about 1.55% growth during 2022-23 as against the growth of 4.27 percent of the same period last year

Secretary Agri for better management of cotton crop

Secretary Agriculture Punjab, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo said that cotton has been cultivated on 4.5 million acres in Punjab and now more efforts are needed at this stage for better management of cotton

Experts terms agri-tech only solution for sustainable agriculture

National and international experts have termed agriculture technology (Agri-Tech) as the only solution for sustainable agriculture and meeting the threats of food security, shrinking land resources, and water scarcity due to increasing population, settlements on green lands, water logging and drought in Sindh

Pakistani cherries poised to debut in Chinese market

This year, for the first time ever, Pakistani cherries are poised to make their entrance into the Chinese market, marking an important step in the international expansion of the country's cherry industry

Pak-China sign MoU to deepen all-round agri cooperation

The Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Sindh Agriculture University of Tandojam, Pakistan on Tuesday officially signed a memorandum of understanding for the China-Pakistan flax research and innovation hub

Wheat procurement process underway

The Punjab Food Department was vigorously carrying out wheat procurement campaign in response to an unexpectedly bountiful harvest and to achieve its set procurement target of 3.5 million metric tons

DC for taking strict action against illegal paddy cultivation

Deputy Commissioner Sanghar Dr. Muhammad Ishaque has directed the Additional Director Agriculture Department to take necessary action for stopping Paddy cultivation and also destroy cultivated crops in different areas of the district