Month: February 2021

Launch of ISAAA Brief 55 and One-day Seminar On Science Communication and Public Engagement

  • February 25, 2021
Launch of ISAAA Brief 55 and One-day Seminar On Science Communication and Public Engagement held on March 9th, 2021. Organized by: COMSTECH, Secretariat, Islamabad. In collaboration with Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC), Karachi Chapter at the COMSTECH, Secretariat, Islamabad REGISTRATION PROCESS Pl. register at  https://forms.gle/FnM9Akjc7ZKHGxKo6 Kindly fill the form and submit it to the undersigned […]
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Promotion of Olive Cultivation on Commercial Scale

  • February 11, 2021
Production of edible oil in Pakistan is less than the domestic requirements. Pakistan has to spend huge foreign exchange annually for the import of edible oil to meet the requirements of edible oil production. In these steps most important is to increase the cropping area of sunflower and canola along with the research activities to […]
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PARC, Varsity to Promote ‘Shuttle Breeding’

  • February 11, 2021
Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA) have decided to promote ‘shuttle breeding’. The method uses diverse ecological environments to develop improved varieties with higher adaptability. Alternate generations of early breeding crops are grown in different environments. The PARC chairman said the council was ready to work with the […]
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Pakistan Faces Bleak Future with Rising Food Insecurity

  • February 11, 2021
In an article in The News International, Dr. Khaqan Hassan Naqeeb and Dr. Yusuf Zafar write that the production of the highly-valued cotton crop has dipped to a level of a 30-year low and the productivity of the five staple crops has slipped to less than half of the world’s best. Moreover, recent supply shocks […]
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Agriculture to Play Key Role in Development of Sindh: Khuhro

  • February 9, 2021
Nisar Ahmed Khuhro visited Sindh Agriculture University he said that the government of Sindh is keen on the development of the agriculture and livestock sector, and we want joint research with SAU on various projects in the agricultural sector. In this context, the Sindh Agricultural University should expand its existing slaughter house in a modern […]
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Engro Fertilizers Launches Free of Cost Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory to Support farmers in Sindh

  • February 9, 2021
Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Jamro, besides other prominent farmers and dealers. The event’s theme, “Watan ki Mitti Gawah Rehna”, reflected the vision and resolve of Engro Fertilizers to elevate the agricultural landscape of Pakistan and improve the livelihoods of millions of farmers. The mobile- testing facility is part of Engro Fertilizers’ efforts to increase balanced fertilization […]
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Unique Tissue Cultured Plant Blooms at St Aloysius College

  • February 9, 2021
Mangaluru: Tissue culture generated Epiphyllum oxypetalum plant produced by the laboratory of applied biology, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, has started flowering. It flowers only once a year and at night from around 10 PM till early morning around 5 A.M. In Kannada it is called ‘Queen of the Night’ or ‘Irulu Thavare’. It is also […]
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China’s Online Locust Monitoring Protects Pakistani Agriculture

  • February 9, 2021
The Institute of Remote Sensing (RSCROP) said that the archive which is, multi-source Earth Observation data, self-developed models, and algorithms will provide technical support for multinational joint prevention and control of locust. Through protecting ecosystem security and biodiversity, we would love to contribute China’s scientific and technological strength to Pakistani food security and human well-being. […]
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Wastewater Treatment Technology to be Introduced in Major Cities

  • February 2, 2021
Islamabad: The indigenous technology for the treatment of wastewater would now be introduced in other cities to thwart the increasing threat of waterborne diseases. The government carried out a pilot project at National Agricultural Research Centre for the treatment of wastewater through bioremediation and it proved to be a great success that has achieved all […]
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ISAAA 55

  • February 2, 2021
MULTAN: The Punjab Seed Council Friday approved two new Bt cotton varieties bringing sizeable increase in production and enhancing yield potential up to 50 maunds, agriculture officials said. He said the varieties have high fiber properties as well as resistance to viruses and high productivity. Dr. Zahid Mahmood, Director, The Central Cotton Research Institute Director Dr. Zahid Mehmood said […]
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