Walnuts Australia wins top gong for agriculture in export awards Tasmania-based Walnuts Australia Pty Ltd (WAPL) beat out beef, wine, seafood and organic food companies to win the agribusiness segment of the Australian Export Awards on Nov. 26 in Melbourne. For the previous three years the Agribusiness Award went to beef and dairy companies. WAPL […]
Mitratani Eyes IDR130 Billion Revenue through Agribusiness Export SURABAYA – PT Perkebunan Nusantara X through its subsidiary PT Mitratani Dua Tujuh eyes revenue of IDR130 billion this year through the export increase for various agribusiness products. The company which produces frozen vegetables such as edamame, mukimame, edatski, and okra soybean plans to add bean in […]
Mushroom Cultivation And Spawn Preparation It is a proprietorship firm. Mr. Gajjar is an expert in mushroom cultivation and spawn preparation since 1994. “We have also developed an easy and good cultivation practice for medicinal mushroom,” he says. The company is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows have the ‘fat gene’, named AGPAT6, but LIC senior scientist Dr Matt Littlejohn says the variations they’ve discovered provide a genetic explanation as to why some cows produce higher […]
Suppliers” prequalification: MoC bars TCP from conducting process On the directives of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has restricted the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) from conducting prequalification process of suppliers for commodity procurement.
AM-Agri Precision Farming Solutions AM Agri offers precision farming solutions in Ireland. The main core of the business offered is GPS nutrient mapping service. The company also offers standard soil sampling, four year fertiliser plans (crop related), on-site pH testing and liming recommendations throughout Ireland. AM Agri can supply precision farming tools such as Trimble […]
Biomass Power Generation Feasibility Study Objective To hire the services of consultant for feasibility study regarding biomass power generation in the Punjab Biomass The crop residue and wooden plants (having no timber value) are the largest sources of biomass energy and can be used as fuel as well as for producing gas. By burning crop […]
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Research scientists work to unravel complex arid, semiarid landscapes A team of researchers has developed a multi-faceted process to study arid and semiarid landscapes that takes into account the wide range of factors influencing changes that can result in desertification. Led by Debra Peters, research scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service […]
Une agriculture rentable avec moins d’herbicides ? C’est possible ! L’usage massif des herbicides dans l’agriculture pose question. Mais pourrait-on s’en passer ? Pour le savoir, l’Inra mène une expérimentation depuis 12 ans en Bourgogne. L’ingénieur de recherche Nicolas Munier-Jolain dresse un bilan plutôt positif de ces systèmes de culture en protection intégrée. En utilisant certains […]
Agri-business Requires Tech Support To Boost Productivity Farming sector requires technology involvement to improve productivity, says NRDC chairman Bangalore: Government must provide soft loans to farmers for supplementing technology use in their quest for increasing agricultural output, the chairman and managing director of the National Research Development Corporation (NDRC) Rajendra Dhabol has said.
Slf-propelled multi-row weeder for dryland crops The Arecanut Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) will conduct a three-day ‘agri machinery fair’ in November. Addressing presspersons here, Mr K. Padmanabha, Managing Trustee of ARDF and President of Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, said that farm labour scarcity is affecting the agriculture sector. […]
Irrigation can shield Africa’s farmers from the effects of climate change Farmers in northern Ethiopia are struggling under the impact of climate change. Until a few years ago farmers in this hot and dry area could at least count on the occasional moderate rain. These days there is either no rainfall or it is in the form […]
Farmers go for tunnel technology to improve productivity Farmers of the country are increasingly adopting state-of-the-art tunnel technology that offers five times more profit and productivity against traditional methods of farming, improves livelihood of local communities and ensures food security in the country, agricultural experts say.
Pakistan develops Ug99-resistant wheat varieties Pakistan continues to face the threat of ‘Ug99’, a disease that cause rust on wheat, as the country has not developed enough disease-resistant varieties, cautioned an official of the US Department of Agriculture. “The threat is enormous because Pakistan does not have many Ug99-resistant varieties,” Ian Winborne, Plant Health Adviser […]
ECNEC puts off decision on Dasu Dam, seeks cost revision The country’s highest project approval body on Wednesday deferred a decision on the 4,600-megawatt Dasu hydropower project after finding its cost exorbitantly higher at Rs735 billion – an issue that the Ministry of Water and Power is reluctant to address despite earlier warnings.
China agrees to invest 52 billion USD in Pakistan in next five years China has agreed to invest around 52 billion USD in major projects to include dams, motorways, fiber-links, garments city, mineral resources, energy sector including coal, construction of tunnels, economic corridor, Gwadar port, oil refinery, railway, and agriculture.
How to Grow Citrus Fruits Overview Whether selecting lemons, grapefruits, oranges, tangerines or kumquats, citrus are a delicious and appealing addition to any home garden. With dark, shiny leaves that grow year round and fragrant blossoms in the spring, citrus trees provide the advantage of a flowering plant with a generous harvest of fresh fruit […]
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Don’t rush maize establishment Maize growers have been urged not to rush into drilling crops this spring, despite the mild winter and relatively high soil temperatures. Early-sown crops are more prone to being “knocked back” by colder weather, which will reduce yield potential and possibly put them at greater risk from wireworm damage, says Hutchinsons […]