Tag Archives: Crop

Sugar cartel has refused to commence cane crushing on the pretext that sugarcane price fixed by the government is high and also demanded some incentives to facilitate them in competing in the global markets. The delay is likely to adversely …

Pakistan currently ranks 135th in the list of global emitters of carbon on a per capita basis, accounting for less than 1 percent of total global carbon emissions, according to World Bank data. According to the report submitted by Pakistan …

A severe heat wave and relentless drought have damaged fields and reduced crop yields across Europe. Recent satellite images have highlighted the impact of the weather with fields turned yellow and brown when they should be green at this time of …

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 …

In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, tractor sales rose 45 percent year-on-year to 38,173 units, according to data of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). The lion’s share went to two main sellers, namely Massey Ferguson …

Pakistan’s wheat production can be increased by expanding wheat cropping area in Balochistan, which is the country’s largest province with respect to its landmass. According to one estimate, out of the total geographical area of 34.719 million hectares, the province …

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 …

Pakistan can be placed in third place in sugarcane production Sugarcane is an important commercial crop worldwide and one of the principal sources of sugar and ethanol. Its byproducts are also used as a fodder to feed livestock in many …

Pakistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great potential for producing all types of food commodities. Pakistan has many cultivable waste in every province, which may be used …