ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the Land Information and Management System (LIMS) to modernize the agriculture sector. Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir also participated in the opening ceremony in Rawalpindi. The ceremony was also attended by federal ministers, chief secretaries of provincial governments, agricultural experts and senior army officials. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the United States to Pakistan Donald Blome called on Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema to discuss matters of mutual interest. Federal Minister Cheema welcomed the Ambassador and appreciated the cordial relations between the two countries. He said that Pakistan is facing challenges due to recent floods … Read more
A victory by former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva would not be catastrophic for Brazil agricultural industry. Senator Wellington Fagundes downplays the threat of Bolsonaro’s attacks on an electronic voting system. Former Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias is a strong candidate for the Senate presidency. The chairman of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s party and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government will soon take important decisions on the development of the agriculture sector. In a tweet, the prime minister said agriculture is the backbone of our economy. He informed that eight sub-committees have been established for reforms in the agricultural sector. He said the government will ensure … Read more
The World Bank has authorised a loan of $200 million for Punjab’s agricultural sector. The sum is one-third less than originally anticipated for the project. The loan will help farmers adopt climate-smart farming techniques and technology that increase crop yields and conserve water resources. The World Bank has authorised a loan of $200 million … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $200 million in financing to support Pakistan in transforming the agricultural sector in Punjab. The programmer aims at adopting climate-smart technologies to improve water-use efficiency, build resilience to extreme weather events, and increase incomes of small farmers. The agricultural sector in Punjab is central to Pakistan’s economy and food … Read more
The Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) has fixed most extreme retail cost of Urea at Rs1768 per 50kg, expected to give greatest help to the ranchers the nation over. As per warning gave by the service here, the territories and government organizations have been permitted to add a stipend to be advised later for … Read more
Ukraine struggles to export grain after ports seized; looks up to Romania Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest makers of sunflower oil, wheat, rapeseed, and maize. Nonetheless, Ukrainian vessels shipping grain can’t head out. With their ports hindered by the contention, exporters are currently focusing on Constanta in Romania as another option. Trains, trucks, … Read more
According to a research published Tuesday, Brazil’s indigenous reservations have operated as a deforestation barrier for the previous three decades, while devastation of the Amazon rainforest has escalated recently under President Jair Bolsonaro. According to MapBiomas, a joint project of several environmental groups, colleges, and startups, only 1.6 percent of the 69 million hectares … Read more
KARACHI: The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (ICCIA) organised the first programme of 2022 of the Best of Entrepreneurship Series on Thursday, a statement said. The programme was held under the theme of fintech ecosystem and opportunities in financial markets, with the aim to highlight the challenges and explore different opportunities in the … Read more
WASHINGTON – At least 600 homes had been evacuated in the Florida Panhandle, the northwest part of the southeasternmost U.S. state of Florida, as wildfires continued to grow in the state, officials said on Saturday. There are currently 148 wildfires burning more than 7,100 acres (roughly 2,873 hectares) across Florida, the Florida Forest Service tweeted … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced the indicative credit limits for agriculture financing by banks to farmers to align the amount of financing with agriculture input requirements, a statement said on Wednesday. The enhanced indicative credit limits for production and development loans of farm and non-farm sector will directly benefit agriculture borrowers, … Read more
Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan’s farmers, helping them plan crops better and distribute their produce when the time is right. Until recently, “the most modern machine we had was the tractor”, Aamer Hayat Bhandara, a farmer and local councillor behind one such project told AFP in “Chak 26”, a village in … Read more
LAHORE: After successful launch of hybrid coarse rice and field trials of hybrid basmati, Guard Agriculture Research and Services has developed hybrid wheat seed having potential of increasing yield by 40 per cent, compared with the conventional varieties. “Guard is the pioneer in introducing hybrid coarse rice. In collaboration with the Chinese scientists, we developed … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday stressed the need for ensuring easy access to credit facility for growers in order to promote and develop the agricultural sector in the country. The Minister chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee of Agriculture Transformation Plan to discuss the progress … Read more
HONG KONG: A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect on Friday, the culmination of a three-year process to eliminate the once rampant trade in the city. Hong Kong lawmakers in 2018 backed a bill opting for a gradual phasing out of the trade, a move some conservationists at the time … Read more
BEIJING: The third BRI Sino-Pakistan Agriculture Forum, organised by Huazhong Agricultural University, kicked off in Wuhan, China. Around 100 experts from agricultural institutes of China and Pakistan participated in the forum online and offline. Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moin Ul Haque, counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan Xie Guoxiang and deputy director of Foreign … Read more
LAHORE: Five-member delegation of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad led by its president Khalid Mehmood Khokhar called on Punjab chief secretary Kamran Ali Afzal and apprised him about the problems being faced by the farmers. During the meeting, the participants discussed the wheat support price, electricity tariff for tube-wells and measures for improvement in agriculture. Talking to … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) released on Tuesday a report examining the global frontiers of engineering science and technology. The annual report, titled Engineering Fronts in 2021, deals with nine engineering fields, including mechanical and vehicle engineering, information and electronic engineering, energy and mining engineering, agriculture, and medicine and … Read more
BEIJING: China’s central bank on Tuesday announced that it has decided to lower relending rates for the agriculture sector and small enterprises by 0.25 percentage points starting from December 7. After the reduction, the interest rates of three-month reloans supporting the development of agriculture and small firms stood at 1.7 per cent, six-month at 1.9 … Read more
World food prices rose for a fourth straight month in November to remain at 10-year highs, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the UN food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 134.4 points last … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved execution of two development schemes at an estimated cost of Rs4.62 billion. These schemes were approved in the 40th meeting of the PDWP presided over by Planning and Development Board chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal. The approved development schemes included the establishment of revenue academy, Lahore … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has announced the launch of 15 investment opportunities for poultry project schemes in Al Madinah province as of December 6, 2021 for a period of one month, SPA reported. The opportunities announced cover the Al Khobar, Al Hinakiyah and Shajwa governorates. Investors can apply through Aradi (lands) platform, the … Read more
Australia and Pakistan have decided to share agro-technology with each other in order to improve the quality of human resources in Pakistan. While the former will also provide technical and agricultural training to Pakistan to uplift the quality of human resources. Australian Trade Commissioner said to Pakistan John Cavanaghon while speaking to the Federal Minister … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Agriculture is likely to face severe impacts from climate change, reducing the amount of food to be grown at a time when more is needed than ever before, a government official said. Addressing the 25th session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC), hosted virtually by Egypt, Federal Minister for National Food … Read more
ISLAMABAD: For the first time in the history of the country, the PTI-led government will materialise the dream of agricultural development with modernising the farming techniques, a government official said on Monday. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said that Kamyab Pakistan is a positive initiative of the government through … Read more
BEIJING: “There is enormous potential for China and Pakistan to cooperate in energy, animal husbandry, cold water fish, agricultural machinery and comprehensive agricultural projects on a village or region scale will prolong industry chain and bring more benefits to Pakistani people,” said Long Ruijun, Professor at School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University. Currently, Long Ruijun’s … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government pays special attention to the agriculture sector because 70 per cent of the population is dependent on it, while 45 per cent of the employment is generated in the same sector. Addressing the oath-taking ceremony, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam said that the government has increased the development … Read more
