Pakistan Agribusiness Report Q1 2013 August 8-2013 Countries covered: Pakistan BMI View: The 2012 monsoon season was relatively kind to Pakistan’s farmers, especially incomparison with the devastating floods of 2010. Although localised flooding caused severe destruction inparts of Sindh and Balochistan, the main breadbasket region of Punjab enjoyed late rains after a dry startto the season, […]
Barter trade: Government to push ahead with wheat export to Iran August 7-2013 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has staved off the threat of US sanctions and is more concerned with United Nations restrictions in the upcoming export of wheat to Iran to clear outstanding power bills. Wheat can be supplied to Iran under barter trade and does […]
Essential kitchen items become dearer ahead of Eid August 7-2013 With the absence of price monitoring mechanism, prices of all essential kitchen items have been increased significantly ahead of Eidul Fitr, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Saturday. Market players-retailers and wholesalers have increased the prices of all essential kitchen items, including […]
IRRI downdraft rice hull furnace now commercialized in the Philippines August 7-2013 After the intensive testing and evaluation of the development prototype, IRRI’s downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) is now on its way to being commercialized. Modifications based on results and observations from testing under actual field conditions have been integrated into the prototype and […]
Export of Agricultural products much lower than potential August 6-2013 “We can exploit our export potential by adopting international standards,” UAF vice chancellor. DESIGN: MOHSIN ALAM FAISALABAD: Exports of agricultural and livestock products from Pakistan have consistently increased in recent years, but these are much less than actual potential and are restricted to […]
Mobile Agriculture August 6-2013 Mobile Farmer SMS Service: mFarmer SMS will be a two-way service, where the sender disseminates Market prices, Weather Forecasts, Farm advisory, Crop Growth cycle, important news, to the farming & associated communities. In response a farmer can access to a data base by just sending a SMS to a specify help line […]
Floriculture August 6-2013 Established in 1987 with the mandate: · Training of gardeners · Management of Bagh-e-Jinnah · Facilitate kitchen gardening in Lahore · Mandate enhanced in 1990 by including research component in Floriculture […]
Kharif crops: monsoon rains to have positive impact on agriculture output August 5-2013 The current monsoon rains would have a positive impact on agriculture production and is likely to increase production of major Kharif crops including rice and sugarcane in the country. According to senior officials of the Ministry of Food Security and Research Pakistan, […]
Promoting R&D: DAAM-KU and PFVA sign MoU August 5-2013 Realising the importance of research and development (R&D) in exports, Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, Karachi University (DAAM-KU) and All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 29 to collaborate in promotion of R&D […]
Govt moves against toxic pesticides August 5-2013 ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is gearing up to launch an awareness campaign to make farmers understand the risks of toxic substances. The move came after the FAO urged developing countries to withdraw highly hazardous pesticides from their markets. FAO says that the entire […]
Compassion is against the cloning of animals for food. Compassion has been campaigning in the EU and in the UK against cloning for a number of years. August 3-2013 The aim of cloning farm animals is to produce replicas of the animals with the highest economic value, for example the fastest-growing pigs or the highest-yielding […]
Govt to initiate production of renewable energy products August 3-2013 ISLAMABAD – The ministry of science and technology will soon initiate large-scale production and marketing of renewable energy and electronic products in the country and will ensure optimal utilisation of all available resources and promote cost effective indigenous products. In this regard, STEDEC Technology Commercialisation Corporation of […]
Pakistan to have alternative routes August 3-2013 BEIJING – Pakistan will be greatly benefited in terms of security and revenue from the state-of-the-art optic fiber project between Pakistan and China for which a prominent Chinese telecom firm “Huawei” has been assigned the task. The agreement to lay optic fiber between the two sides was signed during Prime […]
Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan August 3-2013 Lahore – Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan. Half of the population’s direct source of income is agriculture. Agriculture is facing a lot of problems nowadays, which is resulting in increase in poverty ratio every year. We have first investigated the complete lifecycle of farming and have tried to […]
RESEARCH GRANTS TO BOOST AGRO PROCESSING INDUSTRY August 1-2013 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which manages the Agro Processing Competitiveness Fund (APCF) on behalf of the Economic Development Department, is calling for expressions of interest for research grants. The APCF Research Grant, with a total investment of R12.5 million, was established to help boost competitiveness, growth,job creation and development […]
LESOTHO FOOD CRISIS: SOUTH AFRICA ‘DONATES’ R180 MILLION August 1-2013 Food Anaboliset steroidit ja generiikka Viagra-lisäravinteita on useita. Jotkut valmistajat myyvät tabletteja, jotka sisältävät myös antioksidantteja (vitamiineja). ANABOLISET STEROIDIT JA GENERICS VIAGRA -lisäaineet ostaminen tiros 50 toimituksen kanssa bodybuilding ovat yleisimpiä proteiinijauheita, joita voidaan lisätä nesteisiin ja valmistettuihin proteiinijuomiin ja ravisteluihin. security in Lesotho has […]
NEW WARNING FOR ARSENIC IN RICE August 1-2013 Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said. Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water is a long-known health hazard, especially in Bangladesh, where tens of millions of people depend on wells […]
FLOOD-RAVAGED INDIA STRUGGLES WITH RELIEF August 1-2013 India’s flood-wracked state of Uttarakhand was struggling to distribute food and relief items to survivors after rescuing thousands of stranded people, officials said Wednesday. At least 900 residents, pilgrims and tourists died in floods and landslides in the mountainous state on June 15-16, following heavy monsoon rains. Officials […]
PAKISTAN COAL MINE ACCIDENT KILLS EIGHT A gas explosion killed eight Pakistani coal mine workers in the country’s remote southwest on Monday, an official said. The accident happened in Loralai district, nearly 600 kilometres (375 miles) southwest of Islamabad in the insurgency-torn province of Baluchistan, which is rich in gas, oil and mineral deposits.
The Political Economy of Policies for Smallholder Agriculture July 31-2013 As the experience of the 20th century has shown, implementing policies that increase agricultural productivity among smallholders is a particularly promising strategy to achieve pro-poor growth. However, history also reveals major political challenges to adopting this strategy. The paper compares the experience of Asian countries […]