Saving citrus from fruit fly
Saving citrus from fruit fly PAKISTAN is an important global producer and exporter of the fruit. In 2004, citrus production exceeded 167,000 tons with 95 per cent grown in…
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Category: Pakistnani Agriculture Crops
Directorate of Agricultural Information, Punjab
Directorate of Agricultural Information, Punjab LAHORE, December 18, 2012.Scientists of Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad have developed short duration crops resultantly area under cultivation has increased considerably. This…
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Chili Peppers Farming
Chili Peppers Farming This guide is for anyone who has somehow hit on the idea that it would be fun to grow chile peppers. You haven’t grown them…
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Pakistan’s Vegetables
Pakistan’s Vegetables Vegetables offer good value in terms of nutrients and therefore, less developed countries, especially South Asian States have vegetable dietary habits. Hence these poor countries grow…
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Botanical & chemical description of radish
Botanical & chemical description of radish Introduction The radish (Raphanussativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times.…
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Punjab AgriMarketing Company
Punjab AgriMarketing Company PAMCO’s formation is the recognition of the potential that exists in the Agribusiness sector of the largest province of Pakistan, Punjab. It is also a…
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Growing extortion: seafood exporters threaten to shut processing plants
Growing extortion: seafood exporters threaten to shut processing plants Seafood exporters plan to seal their processing plants in protest against growing extortionist at the fish harbour as “lawlessness”…
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Export market: China opens up for Pakistani mangoes
Export market: China opens up for Pakistani mangoes BEIJING: Pakistan and China have signed a protocol paving the way for a significant breakthrough for market access of Pakistani…
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58 mills agree to sell sugar to TCP
58 mills agree to sell sugar to TCP Some 58 sugar mills have expressed willingness to sell the commodity to the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). Following the…
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China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop
China Seen Ramping Up Wheat Imports After Rain Hurts Crop China may boost wheat purchases from Australia by 67 percent this year, according to grain handler Emerald Group…
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Importing bumblebees for farming and gardening is spreading disease
Importing bumblebees for farming and gardening is spreading disease Bumblebees imported from abroad to pollinate fruit crops and garden flowers are spreading disease among native insects and may…
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Textile industry facing 10-hour loadshedding
Textile industry facing 10-hour loadshedding The textile industry is running from pillar to post in search of uninterrupted energy supply since the new government is in place to…
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High input costs to adversely impact wheat output
High input costs to adversely impact wheat output October 25, 2012: The domestic wheat production is expected to decline during Rabi Crop Season 2012-13 on the back of…
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Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg
Minimum purchase price of sugarcane fixed at Rs 170 per 40kg October 31, 2012: The Punjab government has fixed minimum purchase price of sugarcane for the season 2012-13…
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Soil and Water Conservation Services
Soil and Water Conservation Services A dry, barren, often sand covered area of land is waterless and without vegetation cover. The common features of such land are; low…
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Water Resources Development Services
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
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
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
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
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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