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Precision Agriculture can Enhance Productivity: Chairman PCSIR

Abidi was of the view that trained manpower and modern innovative technology play an important role not only to enhance productivity of the agriculture sector but will also be helpful for food security in the country. Syed Hussain Abidi lauded the initiatives of PMAS-AAUR to attract farming community to witness demonstrative exhibitory attractions at the […]
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WWF, SAU to Jointly Conduct Research on Green Business Projects

HYDERABAD: The World Wide Fund (WWF) and Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) will jointly carry out research on green business projects with reference to climate change, tree planting, better cotton production, and organic farming, with the two organisations agreeing to cooperate and coordinate on project activities in the province. He added that the joint venture research […]
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AgriTech has Great Potential to Flourish in Pakistan

Pakistan’s economy has flourished a lot in the last few years as the government had given great incentives in every sector to bring in investment and new technology to improve the ways and quality of work. There are many hindrances in digitizing the whole value chain and giving awareness to the farmers to get access […]
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Sorghum Cooperation: A New Milestone in CPEC

As agricultural countries China and Pakistan are currently facing the same challenges – growing food demand and tight agricultural land jointly threaten food security. “The tannin content of domestically grown sorghum is generally around 1.3% to 1.6%, however, according to trial data, benefiting from local excellent light and temperature conditions, the tannin number can climb […]
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Climate-Smart Initiatives

Local government, communities and other key stakeholders like the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal, Department of Agriculture Extension, Potato Research and Development Board and Potato Growers Cooperative Society Pakistan have been engaged for larger ownership of the best practices and to replicate them. Some 24 demonstration plots have been established in the […]
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Pakistan, China to Cooperate in Agriculture Sector

The cooperation between China and Pakistan in the agricultural sector can greatly help Pakistan modernise and boom in this sector, Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque said. “Pakistan was keen to learn from Chinese experience and expertise for modernising the agriculture sector in Pakistan, with a focus on corporate farming, new seed development for […]
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Pakistan Keen to Learn from Chinese Experience for Modernizing Agriculture Sector

BEIJING, April 16 (APP): Pakistan is keen to learn from the Chinese experience and expertise for modernizing its agriculture sector with focus on corporate farming, new seed development for enhancing crop yield, introduction of new varieties of agriculture products, establishing agro industry and setting cold chain network. Pakistan was keen to learn from Chinese experience […]
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Experts Seek Moratorium on GM Crops Release

A Molecular biologist, Dr. Kashima Ifeanyi, who said this during a sensitisation workshop, organised for farmers by the Health of the Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in Abuja, challenged the National Biotechnology Development Agency and principal researchers behind the production of BTbeans to a national debate to establish sufficient grounds why a decade of moratorium should […]
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Rethinking Agricultural Priorities in Pakistan

Fixed cropping patterns, reliance on few major crops, narrow genetic pools, poor seed quality and inefficient water management practices are often cited as major problems which continue to dampen agricultural productivity in Pakistan today. Large and mid-level farmers in the country continue engaging in wasteful practices such as flood irrigation to grow crops like rice, […]
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