Affluence Drives Unsustainable Consumption of Land, Sea Global demand for natural resources is rising at an unprecedented rate, putting pressure on finite resources, ecosystems and biodiversity. To understand global patterns of consumption, the impacts of international trade must be carefully examined, since countries may ‘displace’ land and resource use through increased imports, i.e. they use […]
Calculator Helps with Soybean Seeding-rate Decisions With less costly soybean seed and the wide range of which soybean plant populations produce similar yields, soybean seeding rates have not historically been as closely calculated as those for corn. But soybean seed costs have risen to the point at which farmers don’t want to plant more seeds […]
Crop Rotation With Nematode-Resistant Wheat Protects Tomatoes In a study published online in Crop Science, scientists describe a nematode-resistant wheat. But while the wheat carries the resistance to the pest, the benefits are actually seen in the crop that is grown after it. Root-knot nematodes cause crop losses around the world, and they can be […]
Plant Protein Discoveries Ease Global Food, Fuel Demands New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound implications for increasing the supply of food and energy for our rapidly growing global […]
Determining How Much Nitrogen Is Present With a still fresh memory of the drought conditions during last year, recent rains have reduced concerns over water availability for the start of the 2013 growing season, but at the same time, concerns over nitrogen (N) loss have increased. Fall Nitrogen Nitrogen loss is difficult to predict because […]
US a Surprisingly Large Reservoir of Crop Plant Diversity North America isn’t known as a hot spot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of globally important food crops such as sunflower, bean, sweet potato, and strawberry. Known […]
Nematodes 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 United States. The pest emerges in larval form, hatching from small white eggs deposited beneath the soil and causing significant feeding damage to the grain crop’s roots. […]
Agriculture 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 then Govt. which was further strengthened and expanded to the entire Province over the years by formation and establishment of new research stations and institutes. Now a […]
Sindh 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 a total target of 1.3 million tonne set for the current year. Previous year the target of 1.3 million tonne was achieved with relative ease but this […]
Precision 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 protection: by reducing environmental risks and footprint of farming (e.g. limiting leaching of nitrogen); economics: by boosting competitiveness through more efficient practices (e.g. improved management of fertilizer […]
Agribusiness 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 the agribusiness sector How can agribusiness offer a way out of poverty for developing countries? Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO) defines […]
Agribusiness 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 involves farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution of products, processing, marketing, and retail sales. They do not necessarily take into consideration environmental and social […]
MINGORA – 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 river is in medium flood. Local sources said that flow of water was increasing gradually and it was feared that the remaining part of Kanju Ayub bridge […]
AGRIBUSINESS, FOOD & WATER A surging global population demands long-term accessibility to affordable food. FMO finances sustainable agribusiness companies throughout the value chain, including farming, processing and distribution operations. OUR VISION Achieving long term sustainability in global agribusiness production requires large investments targeted at improving farming practices, increasing yields and reducing waste. Food security and […]