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Government and UN work together in strengthening agriculture, livestock and fisheries in Balochistan:

  • September 15, 2023
Quetta, Balochistan 13 July 2023: To mobilize policy support for driving a sectoral development and fostering climate-smart practices in agriculture and fisheries, the Government of Balochistan (GoB) joins hands with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through a Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) agreement signed at the FAO Office in Quetta. The […]
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PARC Organizes Training Workshop For Rice Growers:

  • August 25, 2023
ISLAMABAD-The Agricultural Engineering Institute (AEI) of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) organised a seminar and training programme for rice growers at Daska, Sialkot for enhancing rice yields through education and training on the advantages of utilizing specialized machinery for rice cultivation and harvesting. The seminar was also aimed to highlight the drawbacks of traditional methods, […]
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Supply Chain Require Critical Improvement for Pakistan’s Agriculture Sector

  • January 18, 2023
Lack of access to healthy food means 12 percent of the population is malnourished and 38 percent of the children under 5 are stunted. First of all, imperfect crop production practices result in low-quality products in the first place which are often affected by disease or other irregularities, lowering the shelf life. After that, the majority of farmers still lack […]
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Only Fortified Crops Offer Sustainable Food Safety, Better Nutrition in Pakistan: experts

  • January 18, 2023
Amid fears of considerable decline in the wheat production due to effects of climate change for the 2022-2023 season, biofortified crops, especially Zinc-enriched wheat, has the potential to help bring food security to Pakistan and overcome widespread and preventable zinc deficiency in the larger population, food and agriculture experts said on Saturday. Pakistan faces serious challenges of food insecurity and […]
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Mutual Research on Food Security, Other Areas: Sindh Agricultural University, Hamdard University Sign MoU

  • January 18, 2023
During the ceremony, Vice Chancellors of Sindh Agricultural University and Hamdard University Karachi and senior officials of both universities participated. Syed Shabib ul Hasan Vice Chancellor Hamdard University signed the agreement, during simple ceremony held at senate hall Sindh Agricultural University. According to the MoU, both universities will organize joint research and collaboration, symposia, seminars, workshops, joint meetings, and conferences in the form of lectures […]
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Water Resource Management to get Special Attention under CPEC

  • January 18, 2023
Pakistan has suggested water resource management and climate change as potential areas of collaboration within the scope of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor long-term strategy, reports Wealth PK. When it comes to water resources, Pakistan ranks among the least developed nations in the world. In Pakistan, Indus River is a source of more than 17 giga watts of hydropower, and it […]
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Agricultural Emergency should be declared to Deal with Food Disaster’

  • January 18, 2023
LAHORE: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad on Wednesday demanded of the government to declare agriculture emergency to deal with the prevalent food disaster in the country. “It is pity that farmers are forced to run from pillar to post to get urea fertilizer on exorbitant rate of Rs 3,000/bag and similar is with the case of common […]
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Arguable Stresses Need to Fix Economy

  • January 18, 2023
The panelists were Marwa Khan, Saleem Raza, Ehtesham Rabbani, Liqat Javeed, Dr. Mubashar Munwar Khan while moderated by Sikindar Lodhi. Marwa Khan said, “99 percent of our issue is distrust. Unfortunately, foreigners are unwilling to give aid to the government and want to distribute through NGOs. There is a need to ensure that the aid should reach the affected people.” Saleem Raza said that […]
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Technology Gap in Agriculture

  • December 7, 2022
Agricultural productivity in the country has stagnated for want of optimum technology applications. Most commentators tend to blame the academia and the research community for this. Admittedly, there are several research gaps but even more pronounced is a lack of skill, innovation and adoption. There are many ways to look at the challenge land and […]
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Agriculture Plays Vital Role in Economy: Mohibullah

  • December 7, 2022
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Mohibullah Khan has said that agriculture has an important role in national economy, crop production of the land owners and Foods needs of the province, so the agriculture sector cannot be neglected. He directed to ensure the provision of maximum facilities to the farmers so that their income […]
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