Tag: Agriculture
COVID-19: Mitigating its impacts on food trade and markets
Business Desk
Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures aiming...
World Pulses Day: Why legumes are important for human health
Agriculture Desk
Pulses, also known as legumes, are the edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for food. Dried beans, lentils and peas are the most...
پوٹو ہار: پنجاب میں زرعی ترقی کا نیا مرکز۔۔۔۔۔قسط دوم
تحریر: محمد لقمان
سال دو ہزار انیس میں دوبارہ چکوال گیا تو اس بار یو ایس ایڈ کی مدد سے زیتون کے شعبے میں تحقیق ...
FAO: Increased support for Afghan farmers hit by conflict and natural...
Agriculture Desk
The Afghanistan
Humanitarian Fund (AHF) has contributed $9.5 million to an FAO-led project that
aims to boost the resilience...
پوٹو ہار: پنجاب میں زرعی ترقی کا نیا مرکز
پوٹوہار میں زیتون کی کاشت
تحریر: محمد لقمان
تقریباً تین دہائیاں پہلے سطح مرتفع پوٹوہار کے بارے جب بھی کوئی بات کرتا تھا تو صرف راولپنڈی...
خار زار صحافت۔۔۔قسط چار
آخر زراعت میں دلچسپی کیسے بڑھی
تحریر: محمد لقمان
زیر تربیت صحافیوں کے گروپ میں منیر احمد سعید جیسے بامشکل دو یا تین افراد تھے جن...
Traditional crops: Why only commercial crops are preferred
World Desk
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are...
GMO crops can help fight malnutrition, hunger
Agriculture Desk
Over 800 million people are currently suffering from hunger on the globe, and some 2 billion suffer from some type of important nutritional...
AgriExpo 2018: Punjab’s Agriculture potential showcased
By Muhammad Luqman
Be it 50 varieties of grapes experimentally cultivated in Pakistan’s Potowar region or taste bud tingling mangoes, the exhibition arranged in the ...
Agri pollution posing serious threat to world’s water, warns FAO
Agriculture Desk
Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's ecosystems, a problem often underestimated by policymakers...