No wheat or flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
No wheat or flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa August 30-2013 Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food Qalandar Lohdi has said that sufficient stock of wheat is…
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Category: Agriculture Pakistan
Potohar Region declared Olive Valley by govt
Potohar Region declared Olive Valley by govt August 30-2013 The government is taking keen interest in the development of agriculture sector. The Potohar Region has been declared Olive…
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Pakistan, China to work on biomass project
Pakistan, China to work on biomass project August 30-2013 Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conservation (GIEC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) will…
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Sindh water vision emphasised
Sindh water vision emphasised August 29-2013 KARACHI – Water experts, politicians and civil society activists at a seminar on Wednesday emphasised on government to develop a “Sindh Water…
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Workshop on efficient irrigation system held for farmers
Workshop on efficient irrigation system held for farmers August 29-2013 Peshawar : A three-day training on ‘Irrigation and Efficient Irrigation System’ for the farmers of FR Peshawar on…
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Agriculture sector to be developed at grass-root level
Agriculture sector to be developed at grass-root level August 29-2013 PESHAWAR: Senior Joint Director, Agricultural Credit & Microfinance Department, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Mohammad Imaduddin has said…
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Reap lists factors behind fall in rice exports
Reap lists factors behind fall in rice exports Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) has pinpointed major factors behind decline in rice exports. Reap Acting Chairman Chaudhry Samiullah…
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Monsoon flashfloods inundate ailing economy
Monsoon flashfloods inundate ailing economy August 28-2013 Flashfloods caused by the recent monsoon rains and melting of summer ice has reportedly affected 1.4 million lives. Though the flood…
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Agriculture a neglected sector
Agriculture a neglected sector August 28-2013 President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Haroon Agar stated that agriculture is much neglected sector which needs immediate attention…
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Rs10.5 per unit tariff for agricultural tubewells
Rs10.5 per unit tariff for agricultural tubewells August 27-2013 The government decided during a meeting in Islamabad on Monday to charge a uniform electricity tariff rate of Rs…
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What The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
What The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know August 26-2013 It’s a familiar story. When corporate titans want to stifle consumer rights, they turn to government to…
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The 1 Week Organic Fertilizer
The 1 Week Organic Fertilizer August 26-2013 “Fermented Organic Matter” is the English translation from its Japanese counterpart. It is commonly called as “Bokashi” or the “1 week…
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Effective Microorganism Activated Solution (EMAS)
Effective Microorganism Activated Solution (EMAS) August 26-2013 Having convinced to try out EM-1 (concentrate), and you want to maximize its potential, considering that EM-1 in the Philippines is…
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Turning Your Rice Wash into Fertilizer – EMRW
Turning Your Rice Wash into Fertilizer – EMRW August 26-2013 Filipinos looove to eat rice. We eat rice 3 times a day, 7 times a week. It is…
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Namibia: Drought Severe On Agriculture
Namibia: Drought Severe On Agriculture August 24-2013 THE severe drought the country is experiencing currently will slow down the growth in the agriculture sector, an economic outlook report,…
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Itching to Plant Something? 6 Fast-Growing Vegetables For The Restless Gardener
Itching to Plant Something? 6 Fast-Growing Vegetables For The Restless Gardener August 24-2013 Late summer is a transition time in the vegetable garden for northern hemisphere growers. Many…
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Monsanto’s BT-corn: Invincible corn?
Monsanto’s BT-corn: Invincible corn? August 24-2013 Monsanto’s BT-corn was supposed to be the “invincible corn”. This is the product of mixing the genes of BT or (Bacillus thuringiensis) into…
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Irrigation department directed to remain on high alert
Irrigation department directed to remain on high alert August 22-2013 Secretary Irrigation Punjab Captain Zahid Saeed (Retd) has said that officers as well as field staff of irrigation…
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Absence of treatment plants hits Punjab mango exports
Absence of treatment plants hits Punjab mango exports August-22-2013 Absence of treatment plants to meet quarantine requirements of foreign buyers is impacting exports of mango from Punjab. To…
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Bee Faithful? Plant-pollinator Relationships Compromised when Bees Decline
Bee Faithful? Plant-pollinator Relationships Compromised when Bees Decline August 15-2013 Remove even one bumblebee species from an ecosystem and the effect is swift and clear: Pollination is less…
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