The Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday speaking at an event in Lahore, spoke about the various sectors of Pakistan, including agriculture and tourism, that had been ignored by previous governments. “First we were stabilising the economy but now, our entire focus is on agriculture,” he said. “I am leading it myself and I will…
FAISALABAD: There are ample opportunities for University of Agriculture Faisalabad scientists to uplift country’s agriculture and livestock sector, thanks to highly qualified faculty and existing research facilities, said Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Asif Tanveer. He was talking as chief guest at a function organized by the VC Secretariat in connection with the successful completion of…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has showed maturity and stability of already deep high level friendship between Pakistan and China and since its launch, the flagship project has significantly improved Pakistan‘s infrastructure and power sector. “Along with these developments, human interaction between Pakistanis and Chinese has also increased, which is proving to be very helpful for people to understand each…
The CPEC is poised to usher in a new era of trade and growth, Pakistani date growers pin their hopes on its different projects to help bring revolution in date farming. The newly built motorways under CPEC are making the dates’ market accessible to farmers and helping them bring the latest machines and modern farming tools to…
Basmati rice now constitutes half of total 8 million national rice productions. Interestingly, basmati exports have received a battering during the period, falling to average of 0.7 million tons annually, against peak volume of million tons per annum achieved between FY07 – FY11. That means national consumption of domestically produced basmati has doubled in the…
Dr. Muhammad Naeem, Assistant Professor Economics, University of Swabi said that olive cultivation was a profitable business in world and about $3.6 billion, which normally Pakistan spends on import of olive oil every year, could be saved by promoting olive farming. To capitalize on the good work of the project, Federal Government had launched “Promotion…
How The Media’s Hypocrisy Undermines Critical Thinking In The Age Of COVID: The same media outlets that tell you to get a COVID vaccine and reject coronavirus conspiracies will also promote organic food as a safer choice, though there is no evidence behind such a recommendation, and spread myths about the dangers of so-called “industrial…
ISLAMABAD: The establishment of the Pakistan National Research Centre of Intercropping (NRCI) at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) was officially approved, according to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. This will be the first-ever national research center regarding intercropping technologies in Pakistan. “Before this, there was no national research center…
Agriculture experts had advised growers to prefer the cultivation of BT cotton varieties along with 10 percent area of non-BT cotton crops to save it from pest attacks. A spokesperson for the Agriculture Extension Department said on Tuesday that the government had set a target of 200,000 acres for bringing it under cotton cultivation this…
Soorty, a Pakistan-based vertical denim manufacturing company announced the launch of Soorty Organic Cotton Initiative, in partnership with WWF-Pakistan, and the Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, based on a program that brings organic farming practices and a better way of life to farmers in the Balochistan region of Pakistan. “SOCI goes beyond just cultivating organic cotton,”…