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Improving ‘Crop Per Drop’ Could Boost Global Food Security, Water Sustainability Improvements in crop water productivity — the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed —…
Read MoreNew Method for Evaluating Threats to Soil Biodiversity There is a lack of baseline data regarding soil biodiversity, which means that it is almost impossible to determine what…
Read MoreNo-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in the Amazon The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study.…
Read MoreLiving’ Biofilters Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissios Biofilters containing naturally occurring microscopic organisms that live on methane gas could help reduce hard-to-manage greenhouse gas emissions in the petroleum,…
Read MoreNematodes Encapsulated to Better Battle Corn Pests Each spring, the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera) awakens from its winter slumber to wreak havoc on corn crops across the…
Read MorePioneer Crop Insights Successful weed resistance management requires a corn producer to thoughtfully choose the proper tools for weed management consistent with his farm operation. Uncontrolled grass weeds…
Read MoreAgriculture in KPK KPK is sheltering a population of more than 20 million people. The major portion of this population i.e. about 83% is dwelling in rural areas…
Read MoreAgriculture Research Introduction Mandate/Objectives Functions Organizational Chart Achievements Research Institutes/Stations/Sub stations Developmental Projects Introduction In NWFP, systematic agricultural research was started in 1908 at Tarnab, Peshawar by the…
Read MoreSindh Food Department procures 300,000 tonnes less wheat By Tanveer Sher KARACHI: Sindh Food Department after hectic efforts managed to procure around a million tonne wheat out of…
Read MoreWHAT IS INGA ALLEY CROPPING? Alley cropping is the growing of crops between rows of trees. Inga alley cropping consists of growing crops between rows of Inga trees. …
Read MoreAgricultural Sector in Pakistan Background Pakistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great potential for producing…
Read MoreUS keen to promote agriculture in Pakistan: Ambassador Olson United States’ ambassador Richard Olson reaffirmed the long-term US government’s support to farming communities in Pakistan. “Since the 1950s,…
Read MoreKALMBACH FEEDS TO BUILD FIRST RURAL PUBLIC COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION Source: Kalmbach Feeds news release Kalmbach Feeds, Inc., has contracted with TruStar Energy to build a…
Read MoreAgriculture Statistics Introduction Agriculture constitutes the largest sector of our economy. Majority of the population, directly or indirectly, dependent on this sector. It contributes about 24 percent of…
Read MorePrecision agriculture issues Precision agriculture aims to optimize field-level management with regard to: crop science: by matching farming practices more closely to crop needs (e.g. fertilizer inputs); environmental…
Read MorePrecision Agriculture Precision farming or satellite farming is a farming management concept based on observing and responding to intra-field variations. Today, precision agriculture is about whole farm management with the goal of optimizing…
Read MoreDUPONT LOWERS ITS EARNINGS FORECAST DUE TO COOL, WET PLANTING SEASON. Source: DuPont news release At the Deutsche Bank Global Industrial and Basic Materials conference today, DuPont (NYSE:…
Read MoreAgribusiness initiatives often harm as much as they help. Join us from 1-3pm BST on Thursday, 4 April, to discuss how to bring about positive development outcomes in…
Read MoreAgribusiness is synonymous with corporate farming. It combines the words agriculture and business and it involves a range of activities and methods used involving modern food production. This…
Read MoreMINGORA – Flood water in SwatRiver on Thursday washed away part of Kanjo Ayub bridge. The water level in SwatRiver is rising with the rise in temperature and the…
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