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Interview with Mr Faisal Mubin Ganatra – CEO and Director, Malka Foods Malka Foods is an upcoming FMCG brand, which promises innovative product line and recipe mixes with superior taste, health and quality. We spoke to Mr. Faisal Mubin Ganatra, …

Drones are more than just cool-looking flying objects. Their real value lies in their ability to quickly and efficiently gather and analyze information on assets, geography, infrastructure, environmental trends and other important data that can be used to drive actional …

If we are to solve our global climate and development challenges, we will need nature’s help. Healthy forests, soils and mangroves are not only important allies for addressing our global food security conundrum, they are also critical carbon sinks: storing CO2 …

Extreme hot and cold weather in the UK will have driven up average household food prices by £45m a week in 2018, according to recent research from the Centre for Economic and Business Research. Cue numerous press articles laying out …

Technology has revolutionized agriculture at regular intervals, from the invention of the ox-drawn plough in ancient Egypt, to the first gas-powered tractor at the beginning of the 20th century. In the 1960s, the Green Revolution rolled out high-yielding cereal seeds, chemical fertilizers …

Out of the five challenges that the incumbent government will have to face after elections, population growth is the biggest, with extremism, economy, water shortages and civil/military relationship being the other four. Pakistan, with its limited family planning, has one …

  MAJOR WATER SECTOR PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN Project Location App. Cost (Rs. in million) Live Storage Irrigated Area (Acres) Status Basha Dam (Dam Part) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Gilgit Baltistan 510,000 6.40 – At initial stage Gomal Zam Dam …

There is a prevalent assumption that currency depreciation is a trigger for the rise in exports. This historically does not prove true when we discuss the economy of Pakistan. Dollar was trading for around Rs 60 in 2008 and exports …

Economists believe that growth in exports open various opportunities for any nation’s economy because exports are a main component of Gross Domestic Products (GDP). EXPORT RECEIPTS BY FOOD GROUP (Thousand US Dollar) Details Jan-18 (P) Feb-18 (P) Mar-18 (P) Apr-18 …

The UK’s food safety regime is not working properly. It is failing to ensure an acceptably safe food supply. Food poisoning rates are too high; confirmed cases of the Campylobacter bacteria, for example, increased by about 46% from 2008 to …