The National Biosafety Committee (NBC) of Pakistan has approved the country’s first genetically modified (GM) sugarcane and advanced cotton varieties for commercialization during its 35th
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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