Food and Agriculture

Pakistan exported around 201,000 kilograms (kg) of mushroom with a total export price of $12.930 million in 2016. Not only was the increase in the value of mushroom exports phenomenal but mushroom exports also contributed over 25 percent to the overall vegetables exports of over $101 million the same year. In Pakistan, mushrooms are grown […]

A severe infestation of the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) nearly wiped out papaya orchards in Pakistan before this largely farming South Asian country decided to replace conventional chemical pesticides that were ineffective, with natural predators that proved to be successful. Developed by agro-biotechnologists and entomologists at the Pakistani chapter of the UK-based Centre for Agriculture

The Chinese model of nutrient management system can enable Pakistan to get optimal yields out of the lesser agriculture land. It was stated by Qingdao Agricultural University Vice President Dr Yuan Yongbing in a meeting with Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Wang Zihai and Vice President Moazzam Ghurki at Chamber premises.

Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou have confirmed a new human case of H7N9 avian influenza, state radio said, bringing the total number of human infections of the highly pathogenic strain to 19 this winter. The 49-year old man, who is a chicken trader, was being treated in hospital in Qiannan prefecture,

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan has asked the researchers to come up with viable solutions to the problems of farmers. He said this while addressing the teaching and administrative staff of the varsity at the Staff Club, UAF, on Monday. The UAF VC said that it was a matter of

The Chinese nutrient management model could enable Pakistan to achieve optimum yield out of a comparatively lower agricultural land, said Dr Yuan Yongbing, Vice President of the Qingdao Agricultural University. He made the suggestion while leading a delegation in a meeting with Wang Zihai, President of the Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI),

Frosty relations between Kabul and Islamabad have put a brake on Afghanistan’s ambitious plans to boost fruit exports, according to analysts. Pomegranates and grapes have long been the pride of Afghan agriculture, but exports from the landlocked country have suffered due to poor air connectivity and frequent closures of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The sight of

The Chinese model of nutrient management system can enable Pakistan get optimal yields of the lesser agriculture land. Dr Yuan Yongbing, vice president of Qingdao Agricultural University, said this in a meeting with Wang Zihai, president of the Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) on Monday. A delegation led by Dr Yongbing also

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said that setting up the Punjab Agriculture, Food & Drug Authority is an important step towards provision of quality medicines and food items to the people of the province. The CM expressed these views while addressing a meeting at the Civil Secretariat through a video link, which considered the

Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on the import of Indian poultry products, following the recent outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu in several parts of the country, reported foreign media. Saudi Arabia joined other West Asian countries such as Kuwait in banning the imports of poultry from India, which reported about seven