LAHORE: Pakistan has produced bumper wheat production in the history of the country as in 2021 the crop has hit 28.75 million metric tons as per the data till date – May 18, 2021. Punjab Senior & Food Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said in an official handout the agrarian reforms, initiated by Prime Minister Imran […]
Agriculture
Turkey’s ‘Communist mayor’ tears down walls with fresh approach
On his election, Fatih Macoglu’s first move as mayor of his Turkish city was to knock down the walls around his office as a symbol of his transparency. He refuses to use his official car and has posted his administration’s finances on a banner on the front of his office building to show people how […]
Uplift exports
Sir: Pakistan is a rich country in term of natural resources. Agriculture sector was once on the top due to golden corps. Among that corps, cotton was considered the best for exports. Once, among the 40 percent of exports was the cotton but, with the passage of time, poor planning made export declined. Now most […]
Growing your own food
In today’s world, our environment and surroundings have become extremely toxic and dangerous for human health. From the food we consume to the air we breathe, no particular substance on the face of the earth can be proved to be created from a natural and pollution free process. Since the industrial revolution and the radical […]
Trump sees progress in China talks but doesn’t predict success
President Donald Trump on Friday said talks with Beijing were making progress toward ending the trade war between the world’s two top economies, but he again stopped short of predicting success. “The China meeting was a big success,” Trump told reporters, discussing the latest round of shuttle diplomacy conducted this week in Washington. “I don’t […]
Avocado shortages, virgin margaritas: Border shutdown would hit American palates
President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the US-Mexico border would hit American consumers — in the gut. From the avocados on avocado toast, to the limes and tequila in margaritas, the United States is heavily reliant on Mexican imports of fruit, vegetables and alcohol to meet consumer demand. Nearly half of all imported US […]
After droughts and floods, Afghanistan faces ‘critical harvest’
Afghanistan’s summer harvest will be one of the most critical in years, especially of wheat, its biggest cereal crop, as the country recovers from floods and the worst drought in decades, government and aid organization officials say. Ample snow and rain during winter partly replenished soil moisture and raised hopes for a better wheat crop, […]