Arsenic alarm for Indus River basin on September 12, 2017Pakistan is a home to 207.8 million people. It is the 6th largest populated country in the world. The majority of Pakistanis are living in rural areas (62.5 percent households) and providing food for domestic consumption and export. Agriculture contributes to about 25 percent to the national GDP(Gross Domestic Product) and employs around 46 percent […]
Food security is a priority on September 6, 2017Food is essential for all of us. We enjoy avariety of food offered by fine dining restaurants, fast food chain, and open air BBQ places. All of us living in cities rarely think about food producers,i.e., farm and farmers. Even if we think about them, we do not find any interest in their life. This […]
Feeding of the 207.8 million on August 30, 2017 The 2017 census has put the total population of Pakistan at 207.8 million, with an estimated growth rate of 2 percent. On the other hand, Federal Committee on Agriculture statistics (2004-2011) showed stable or reduced wheat production. The FAO recorded decreased wheat production in 2017. Figures for sugarcane production figures show almost similar production […]