Agricultural collaboration with China will give direction to move forward to adopt international practices in Pakistan as well as stimulate economic and social development. Talking to APP here Sunday, Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President Ahmad Jawad, “We must adopt a global and international perspective in our business practices in order to make its agricultural…
Federal Minister for Food and Security Syed Fakhar Imam has said the government is introducing reforms in the agriculture sector to modernize it by incorporating the latest technology to meet the challenges. In a statement issued in Kabir Wala, he said a comprehensive policy is being formulated for the enhancement of the agriculture industry in…
Addressing the closing session of the conference Syed Fakhar Imam, federal Minister for National Food Security & Research said that climate change has become the major challenge faced by the World today and Pakistan is one of the country’s affected most severely by climate change. He added, being an agricultural country, we have to increase…
Minister for Agriculture Syed Hussain Jahanian Gardezi has said to further reduce the effects of toxins on rice crops, Farmer’s Day at the village level should be organized. The minister has expressed these views while addressing a seminar organized by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. To create awareness among the farmers about the…
Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, Centre for Global & Strategic Studies, stated that food is a necessity for the survival and well-being of people, and therefore, this necessity must be ensured by the people and adaptation strategies and policy responses to food security risks must be developed. Food security is one of Pakistan’s non-traditional…
In Karachi, A Pakistani expert has introduced three varieties of sugar-free mangoes ideal for diabetics with having 4 to 6 percent sugar level, ARY News reported. Three new varieties of sugar-free mangoes have been introduced in Pakistani markets after a scientific modification by a mango expert at a private agriculture farm in Sindh’s Tando Allahyar….
Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht has said that a progressive approach is being promoted to enhance agricultural productivity which is vital for food security in the country. The provincial minister said this while addressing a seminar on development, poverty rate, and food security, organized by Government College University, Lahore, on Thursday. He said…
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that owing to the measures taken by the present government for the revival of the agriculture sector, small farmers got due dividends of their produce which besides improving their livelihoods were also putting a positive impact on the country’s economy. He expressed satisfaction over the steps taken for the revival…
PARC has been able to increase the production of disease-free potato seeds through tissue culture technique as per the capacity of its cold storage, after which for the first time in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chilas a potato tissue culture laboratory has been set up to provide disease-free potato seeds to the farmers so that the farmers…
In a statement, PAEC spokesperson Shahid Riaz Khan said we have developed soybean lines that can be grown both in spring and autumn. On this great achievement, Chairman PAEC Muhammad Naeem has congratulated the agricultural scientists, technologists, and technicians of PAEC for this commendable work in the agri-sector, he said, adding in a recent visit…