Agriculture & Horticulture

One of the prime focuses of economic managers of Pakistan should be ‘achieving food security’ to fill the stomach of over 220 million people living in the country. To keep the prices of eatables affordable two-pronged policy has to be …

Hybrid rice is a variety of rice that has been bred from two very different parents. The seed from the first cross of the two different parents is the hybrid variety. Hybrid rice breeding first requires identifying two optimal parents …

Pakistan’s rice exports witnessed a decline of around 14 percent during the last fiscal year due to lack of research and non-availability of new seeds. Few years back, rice was the second largest foreign exchange earning commodity with $2 billion …

Among the essential commodities, rice is one of the most important grains and massively protected by governments worldwide. The global rice market will likely be susceptible to interruption in the short term as exports remain concentrated among a few producers. …

Women are throughout the world performing productive roles in all spheres while the agriculture sector is exceptional. Women play a pivotal role in agriculture as about 70 percent of the agricultural workers 15 percent of those who process basic food …

Agriculture development in Balochistan: lots of potential yet many issues and constraints Balochistan is a water starved province and in agricultural production it is far behind to other provinces. More than 75 percent of its population heavily relies on agricultural …

Pakistan falling back in global Basmati market progress Banking channels with Iran help push Basmati trade For the eight months ended fiscal year 2017, Pakistan’s total rice exports are down 11 percent year-on-year to $2.41 billion. It is necessary to …

Balochistan has the most vital wheat yield potential and famously known as the country’s food basket. It is therefore important to make sure that all the management of country and province properly evaluate variability in wheat yield and yield components …

Banks asked to prioritize agriculture financing with a target of Rs700 billion in 2017 Agriculture sector, which is considered as the backbone of the economy has yet to come out with its full strength to serve economic needs as well …

Pakistan has one of the world’s most impressive agricultural systems but its potential still not yet fully utilized. Agriculture could become the main driver of economic growth and poverty alleviation but for that to happen policymakers at the federal level …