Fiscal Year 2013 raw cotton export slumps by 67 percent
Fiscal Year 2013 raw cotton export slumps by 67 percent August 7-2013 The country”s raw cotton export slumped by 67 percent during last fiscal year – 2012-13…
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Author: Safdar Abbas
Barter trade: Government to push ahead with wheat export to Iran
Barter trade: Government to push ahead with wheat export to Iran August 7-2013 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has staved off the threat of US sanctions and is more concerned with…
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Growers advised to protect crops from stagnant rainwater
Growers advised to protect crops from stagnant rainwater August 7-2013 The stagnant rainwater may damage cotton crop as the Met office has advised the growers to protect their…
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Training workshop held for farmers
Training workshop held for farmers August 7-2013 A training workshop on “Orchard management and Post harvest process” held at Agriculture Research Institute (ARI) Mingora, Swat, in which farmers…
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Essential kitchen items become dearer ahead of Eid
Essential kitchen items become dearer ahead of Eid August 7-2013 With the absence of price monitoring mechanism, prices of all essential kitchen items have been increased significantly ahead…
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IRRI downdraft rice hull furnace now commercialized in the Philippines
IRRI downdraft rice hull furnace now commercialized in the Philippines August 7-2013 After the intensive testing and evaluation of the development prototype, IRRI’s downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)…
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Export of Agricultural products much lower than potential
Export of Agricultural products much lower than potential August 6-2013 “We can exploit our export potential by adopting international standards,” UAF vice chancellor. DESIGN: MOHSIN ALAM…
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Mobile Agriculture
Mobile Agriculture August 6-2013 Mobile Farmer SMS Service: mFarmer SMS will be a two-way service, where the sender disseminates Market prices, Weather Forecasts, Farm advisory, Crop Growth cycle, important…
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Sindh flour mills go on strike
Sindh flour mills go on strike August 6-2013 Sindh Flour Mills Association went on strike from Wednesday against highly “objectionable” role of Commissioner Karachi, Aaj news reported. Association”s…
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Floriculture
Floriculture August 6-2013 Established in 1987 with the mandate: · Training of gardeners · Management of Bagh-e-Jinnah · Facilitate kitchen gardening in Lahore · Mandate enhanced in 1990 by including…
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Production of Resource Conservation Technologies
Production of Resource Conservation Technologies August 6-2013 The farmers in Pakistan are unable to face the challenges of global markets under WTO regime due to lower yields and…
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Cotton rates firm amid strong buying by mills
Cotton rates firm amid strong buying by mills August 5-2013 Firmness prevailed on the cotton market on Monday in the process of strong buying by mills and spinners,…
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Kharif crops: monsoon rains to have positive impact on agriculture output
Kharif crops: monsoon rains to have positive impact on agriculture output August 5-2013 The current monsoon rains would have a positive impact on agriculture production and is likely…
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Promoting R&D: DAAM-KU and PFVA sign MoU
Promoting R&D: DAAM-KU and PFVA sign MoU August 5-2013 Realising the importance of research and development (R&D) in exports, Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, Karachi University (DAAM-KU)…
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Govt moves against toxic pesticides
Govt moves against toxic pesticides August 5-2013 ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is gearing up to launch an awareness campaign to make farmers understand…
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Production of High Value Crops Under Controlled Environment
Production of High Value Crops Under Controlled Environment August 5-2013 The world market for food and other crops is expanding with the increase in global population. Therefore, dire…
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How to Grow Sunflower
How to Grow Sunflower August 3-2013 Sunflowers work well as a full season crop in rotation with corn, soybeans and/or sorghum. As a double crop after wheat, sunflowers…
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Compassion is against the cloning of animals for food. Compassion has been campaigning in the EU and in the UK against cloning for a number of years.
Compassion is against the cloning of animals for food. Compassion has been campaigning in the EU and in the UK against cloning for a number of years. August…
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City facing acute water shortage as WAPDA cuts supply
City facing acute water shortage as WAPDA cuts supply KARACHI – Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) Managing Director Misbahuddin Farid, expressing his concern over unannounced decrease in water supply…
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