Agriculture

Pak-American scientists working to increase local wheat harvest

American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2013
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, United States Of America (US), Food Crops, Agriculture, Wheat, Scientists, Agricultural Research
Agriculture

Pak, US scientists increase wheat harvest

American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan's wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2013
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, United States Of America (US), Scientists, Agricultural Research, Food Crops, Wheat, Agriculture
Agriculture

China kicks off research for new type of rice

China launched a research and development plan for a new type of super rice, which is expected to yield at least 15 tons of rice per hectare, the People's Daily reported on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
07/03/2013
China Daily
Tags:
China, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Rice, Food Crops
Agriculture

“SRI is something unprecedented”

Norman Uphoff, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University, served as director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD) from 1990 to 2005. During this time he became acquainted with SRI in Madagascar, and realized that “something unusual was going on” as farmers obtained average paddy yields of 8 tons/ha instead of their usual 2 tons. Recognising the huge potential benefits, he has been working ever since in favour of tests, evaluations, and of understanding SRI.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2013
Jorge Chavez Tafur
Leisa India
15
1
20-22
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Security, Rice, Agricultural Research, Scientists, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Farmers
Agriculture

State of Indian agriculture 2012-13

This report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet the challenges posed by various human and environmental factors.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2013
Ministry of Agriculture
Tags:
Agriculture, India, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Inputs, Statistics, Land Use, Post Harvest Losses, Crops, Chemical Fertilisers, Land Degradation, Livestock, Soil Erosion, Water Resources, Seeds, Pesticides, GM Crops, Public Sector, Private Sector
Agriculture

22% boost for agriculture

The message to the original Green Revolution states - Punjab and Haryana - in the Budget is loud and clear that they will have to seriously start exploring options beyond paddy and wheat, primarily

Publication Date: 
01/03/2013
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Budget, Punjab, Haryana, Rice, Wheat, Food Security, Agricultural Research, Farmers, Crops
Agriculture

The impact of organic farming on quality of tomatoes is associated to increased oxidative stress during fruit development

This study was conducted with the objective of testing the hypothesis that tomato fruits from organic farming accumulate more nutritional compounds, such as phenolics and vitamin C as a consequence of the stressing conditions associated with farming system.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
20/02/2013
Aurelice B. Oliveira, Carlos F. H. Moura, Enéas Gomes-Filho & et al
PLoS ONE
8
2
1-6
Tags:
Organic Farming, Vegetables, Nutrition, Agricultural Research, Brazil
Agriculture

Pakistan develops various tech for agri improvement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) said various irrigation and watershed management technologies have been developed and being tested to meet future challenges.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2013
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Irrigation, Watershed Development
Agriculture

UK government's enthusiasm for GM not matched in developing nations

Across the world, countries are turning their backs on GM crops; perhaps the coalition in the UK could learn something from them

Publication Date: 
04/01/2013
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Agriculture, GM Crops, Developing Countries, Farmers, Agricultural Research, Seeds, South Africa, Maize, Soyabean, Kenya, Africa, Bt Cotton, Brazil, Costa Rica
Agriculture

MoU for promoting agricultural research

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan have signed a memorandum of understanding for research and development of agriculture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2013
Nation (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, Agricultural Research, Agriculture

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