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Water Resources Development Services Timely and adequate availability of water is extremely important and pre-requisite to increase agricultural production. The horizontal expansion in cultivated area and increased cropping…
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Activities & Services Land Resources Development Services A culturable waste land of approximately 3.924 million acres is available for development in Punjab which is 12.80% of cultivated area. For…
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Agricultural Field The historical background of farm mechanization in Pakistan has been tracked back to the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture (1928) in which the commission…
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Effect of Salt Reduction on Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Meat and Poultry Systems Reducing sodium in pre-blends and emulsified meat and poultry products would have no effect…
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Influence of Feed Form and Source of Soybean Meal on Growth Performance of Broilers A new study from Spain shows that pelleting improves the performance of broilers up…
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Reducing Food-borne Illness: Gut Health Genes and genetic pathways involved in the intestinal health of chickens and pigs are described and genome-wide prediction tools for intestinal health are…
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Risk to food security from environmental degradation THE World Commission on Environment and Development has warned that unless we change our lifestyle, the world will continue to face…
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Plant Based Nutrients vs Animal Based Nutrients Many people think that eating solely plant based food is not healthy and are still convinced that meat, dairy, fish and…
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Fruit Leather Fruit Leathers are a traditional method of preserving a fruit harvest. I recently got a great, brief question from a reader, Kyan: “Would you be willing…
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Basics of Lactic Acid Fermentation Sauerkraut is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to lactic acid fermented foods. What is Lactic Acid Fermentation, and why…
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Recovery of Cereals for Foods In 2011, the Extensive Crops team of the IRTA (Institute of Food and Agricultural Research and Technology), of the Department of Agriculture of…
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The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk Milk and milk products provide a wealth of nutrition benefits. But raw milk can harbor…
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Nutraceutical: the medicinal foods Nutraceutical: the medicinal foods Authors: Hammad Shafiq1*, Saba Fiaz1, Humayun Haseeb Baig1, Muhammad Kaleem1, Ahmad Mahmood2, Rameez Hassan1 1 Department of Food Technology, PMAS-Arid…
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Food for thought Gangtok: Sikkim, which started eco-friendly farming from a small area of land about a decade ago, is set to become a fully organic state by…
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Major Crops of Pakistan In pakistan, farm production is dominated by a few crops which account for almost 60 percent of GDP from agriculture. Cropping systems vary widely because of…
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Classification Of Field Crops The importance of classification All objects are named and classified for practical purposes. Human beings, animals, birds, and insects have special names and classes.…
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Sewage sludge and organic composts Sludge refers to the residual, semi-solid material left from industrial waste water or sewagetreatment processes. It is a mixture of water and solids separated from various types of water…
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Forest Based Poverty Alleviation Forest based poverty alleviation(FBPA) is an encompassing term where forest resources are used to avoid or eliminate poverty.FBPA is not a stand alone process.…
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Role of seed in crop production Seed plays a key role in increasing food and fibre production to meet the increasing demands of the people, and is a…
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Introduction of Asian Ladybugs Into Europe Serious Mistake, Experts Say In retrospect, introducing the Asian ladybird into Europe was a serious mistake. The insect was introduced some twenty…
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