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Cotton
crop estimates
Every year when the cotton crop is close to the harvesting
stage, speculations about its size commence and so does
fluctuation of the price of cotton seed in the market.
December 2005
Will support price meet wheat production target?
THE Economic Committee of the Cabinet decided in October to
increase the support price of wheat by Rs15 per 40kg to Rs415
against the previous year's Rs400. Presumably, this has been
done to help increase production and incomes of farmers.
December 2005
Health Hazards, Environmental Effects and Externalities of
Pesticide Use in Pakistan
PESTICIDES have played an important in enhancing crop yields
through insect pest control. However, their improper and
excessive use has been the cause of serious health hazards.
December 2005
'Sheesham’ disease stages a comeback
TAHLI (Sheesham/ Dalbergia Sissoo) — a high quality broad
leaf, dark brown tree about 30 to 45 feet tall — has spread to
almost every area located at 120m to 1,250m above the sea
level owing to the environment of the sub-continent.
November 2005
Will Safta get launched on January 1?
WILL Safta get launched January 1? Will it become operational
as stipulated? It’s a big question mark, even after years of
preparations and rhetoric to get going and expand regional
trade through South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta).
November 2005
Challenges and constraints facing small farmers
IN developing countries, agriculture continues to be the main
source of employment, livelihood and income for between 50-90
per cent of the population. And small farmers make up the
majority, up to 70?95 per cent of the farming population.
October 2005
Reasons for the bumper cotton crop
RAISING of cotton crop is prone to many risks right from its
planting till it is harvested. If the rain is more than the
optimum at the time of sowing, the crop has to be re-sown and
sometime, depending on the weather conditions, has to be again
re-sown.
Augustly 2005
Cottonseed crisis feared during Kharif
SEED is the most important of all agricultural inputs
affecting the efficiency of other factors in farming.
Accordingly, the importance of genetically pure and certified
seed cannot be underestimated. Keeping this fact in view the
provincial government established the Sindh Seed Corporation (SSC)
in July 1976.
July 2005
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