Poultry industry: Business booms with growing demand, new tech FAISALABAD: Growing business of fast food chains and other popular food outlets, more and more people from the middle class dining out and new investors jumping in to seize the opportunity have all reduced the risks associated with the poultry industry, making it one of the […]
CAADP Private Sector Meeting Lusaka, Zambia The African Union Commission (AUC) in close collaboration with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and the Pan African Agribusiness and Agro Industry Consortium (PANAAC) are convening the CAADP technical meeting on strengthening the engagement of African private sector in unlocking investment to Agricultural development within the CAADP framework, scheduled to […]
Russia bans Pakistani agri products Russia has imposed a ban on the import of all agriculture products from Pakistan with immediate effect for an indefinite period, an exporter of fruits and vegetables said on Tuesday.
Pakistan can easily expand agricultural exports Pakistan can easily expand its agricultural exports by meeting international standards. We are an agrarian society and agriculture is our backbone. 22% of national GDP’s share comes from agriculture and Punjab is sharing 70 % for this national growth.
Solar energy is the way to go for Pakistan: Speakers Pakistan is blessed with the seasons where the sun shines throughout the year and this is why the potential of solar energy in the country is massive. This was the message given by the speakers at the inaugural session of three-day International Conference on Renewable […]
Russia bans Pakistani agri products Russia has imposed a ban on the import of all agriculture products from Pakistan with immediate effect for an indefinite period, an exporter of fruits and vegetables said on Tuesday. “According to a Russian notification, Pakistan has violated quarantine rules that may give birth to some agricultural diseases in Russia,” […]
The battle for Pakistan’s agriculture The first battle never really took off even after 66 years – restoring unduly appropriated land to the tiller – and a second more destructive and far-reaching battle is already upon us. Monoculture killed three-fourths of global biodiversity and soils: GM can only hasten extinction.
Sustainable Farming and Green Techniques and the Community The Farm to Table mission statement comes full circle with fresh vegetables grown on Perry Raso’s own vegetable farm on Potter Pond in Matunuck, RI. The property was originally owned by Captain John Potter in the 18th century, where a vegetable farm was operated and used for trade.
Low Tunnel Hoop Benders Extend the growing season for cold-hardy crops with a very late season harvest or overwinter them for earliest possible Spring harvest. These units quickly creates low tunnel hoops out of galvanized electrical conduit (EMT) to withstand brutal fall winds and heavy winter snow loads. 1/2″ conduit is recommended for most applications, […]
Growers seek export of surplus sugar ahead of crushing season The government must allow export of surplus sugar before the commencement of next crushing season to enable the mill owners to clear the dues of farmers as well as purchase sugarcane at a reasonable price, said officials and growers’ representative. The mills would not need […]
Declining fertiliser usage hurting agriculture output The reduced application of urea for the important food crops could badly hurt the output of these crops that could lead to food security in the country. Due to rising input cost for planting the most important crops from agriculture economy and food security point of view, country’s wheat […]
Government committed to resolving poultry industry issues Government is committed to resolve the issues of poultry industry and enhance export of Halal processed food to Muslim countries as poultry sector can play an important role in uplifting of our economy,” MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif said this while inaugurating Pakistan Poultry Expo IPEX 2013 in Lahore […]
Huge cut in Basmati rice exports feared: international buyers lose trust in QRC certification International buyers have lost trust over Quality Review Committee (QRC) certifications, as the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan’s move to take control of QRC from Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) has opened a new door of bureaucratic corruption, leading to […]
The Ministry of Finance has released Rs 1.5 billion to Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) for payment of salaries and procurement of raw material The Ministry of Finance has released Rs 1.5 billion to Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) for payment of salaries and procurement of raw material, it is learnt. Presently, PSM is facing a serious […]
PAD’s advice about canola sowing Punjab Agricul-ture Department (PAD) has said that best suitable time for canola sowing in the province is from September 20 to October 31, and farmers from Central and Southern Punjab should start canola sowing from October 01. This has been stated in an advisory issued to the canola growers by […]
Olive to be cultivated on 3,750 acres land: PARC Through the olive plantation, 1,300 acres marginal land has been brought under olive cultivation and further 3,750 acres will be utilised in three years. In addition to this, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has been conducting surveys all across the country to identify further land for […]
Scientists to concentrate on cultivation of olive Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Khan Bossan urged the agricultural scientists that Olive cultivation and its extraction will pay a tremendous role in the economy; therefore agricultural scientists work hard for production of Olive. Minister said while visiting the National agriculture research Centre […]
EU likely to grant GSP Plus status to Pakistan in December The European Parliament is most likely to grant GSP Plus status to Pakistan in its forthcoming meeting scheduled in December, said Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Jesper Moller Sorensen. The ambassador was while talking to Lahore Chamber of COmmerce and Industry (LCCI) President Farooq Iftikhar […]
Punjab rings Congo fever alarms The Punjab Health Department (PHD) has alerted all the health related institutes to rescue the masses from possible spread of Congo fever due to vast movement of sacrificial animals on Eidul-Azha. The department has directed all the public and private health providing institutions to make arrangements for controlling this disease.
Sugar mills to get incentives hitherto available to IPPs: draft cogeneration policy readied The federal government has drafted a new co-generation policy for sugar mills, according to which all fiscal and financial incentives that are available to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will be offered to mills, well-informed sources in PPIB told Business Recorder.