The summer precipitation was unpredictably long and intense, says Tariq Khan, technical director at the Ministry of National Food Security and Research’s Department of Plant Protection, attributing the invasion to unseasonal moisture caused by...
The farmers who received training said that professional growing techniques and crop protection have positive effects on products. Balkh agricultural officials said Saturday that the pomegranates yield has increased by 40 percent in the...
LAHORE: The government should write off loans, disburse financial or other assistance to farmers from the heatwave hit areas, demands Dr Zafar Hayyat, president of the Farmers Bureau of Pakistan (FBP). While talking to...
After a short break, prices showed rising trend on the cotton market on Saturday in the process of hectic trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rate was higher by Rs 100 to Rs...
The rate of cotton reached Rs 9500 per maund which is highest during the current season. Senate Standing Committee proposes imposition of cotton emergency in the country keeping in mind the drastic decrease in...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was making all out efforts to boost the socio-economic condition of the people of merged tribal districts and the people would soon see major improvement in their lives. This was stated...
ICE cotton futures fell on Thursday, retreating from an over one-week peak hit earlier, after a weekly government report showed lower than expected exports and sales of the natural fiber. The front-month December contract,...
The country’s reliance on import of cotton has increased due to failure of the government to announce proposed indicative price for phutti (seed-cotton) at Rs 4,000 per 40-kg and substantial decline in cotton production...
The continuous fall in cotton yarn exports since start of this fiscal has raised concerns in the textile industry. In fact, shipments logged a negative growth in all the months from April. The export...
Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Dr Muhammad Azeem Khan Wednesday said that ‘Grow Stream’ the world first plant-responsive irrigation system was installed for its pilot testing at National Agriculture Research Center at its...
