SWABI: Leaders of tobacco growers on Thursday claimed that they suffered losses as tobacco

ANGRY growers assemble at Qambar byass on their way to the residence of irrigation minister on

being held up in litigation.... The new craft growers face an uphill climb....

Join our Whatsapp channel HYDERABAD: Far-mers of Sindh’s southern region have vowed to opp-ose the six canals proposed to be built on the Indus River in Punjab’s Cholistan area, saying the project would render their lands “ completely barren ”.... Mr Shah questioned the use of surplus water for these canals and said Sindh’s water issues date back to 150 years old and not 1935.... He claimed British colonists had conceded that more lands used to be cultivated in Sindh than in Punjab.He said gro

" We ask that the government solve part of this serious problem, either by buying bunches from the small banana producers or, if not, that it pay up for the( pest) fumigations, which is the most expensive," banana producer Eduardo Novillo said via a phone call with Reuters.... The situation has worsened since Russia invaded Ukraine, interrupting shipments to the two countries that together consume around a quarter of Ecuador's banana exports, Agriculture Minister Pedro Alava said during a press

HYDERABAD: A meeting of the Sindh Abadgar Board( SAB), held here on Sunday, called for putting an end to the rotation system considering availability of sufficient water now flowing in canals after recent rains across the country.... The meeting observed that farmers of tail-end areas were also satisfied over early arrival of water this year.... The meeting wondered that the rotation programme and closure of systems every seven days in some areas continued despite the fact that water was being

For apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, constituting a significant part of the country's fruit

NEW DELHI( Reuters)-Thousands of Indian farmers gathered in a large grain market outside New Delhi on Tuesday, protesting new agricultural laws they say threaten their livelihoods and actions by police during similar demonstrations last week." A large number of farmers are attending the meeting to ask the government to punish those responsible for using force against unarmed and elderly farmers," said Balbir Singh Rajewal, a senior farmers' leader. The grain market where farmers were meeting on

BATU PAHAT: Drones spraying pesticide, sensors taking soil readings, sprinklers that squirt fertiliser at the touch of a button – a Malaysian plantation is using high-tech methods to boost its crop of pungent durians. Grown across South-East Asia, fans hail the spiky durian as the “ king of fruit ” due to its bittersweet flavours and creamy golden flesh, and it is particularly popular in China. ALSO READ: Man goes viral after putting up ‘special’ durian for sale for RM500, finds an unexpected bu

growers believe it will have a positive impact on the crops, especially if it follows the pattern