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Climate change is long feared to cause shortage of food supplies. But there is a vice versa relationship. Our food choices may help fight climate change. But how? The answer came in the latest report of...

In a heartwarming news for overseas Pakistanis, a Pakistani-American’s pioneering Pandak Farms has entered into an agreement with prestigious EME Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to collaborate in the areas of research, development and business. Pandak...

Another scary revelation on the state of the planet and dangers of drought is out with another warning. The world is losing 24 billion tons of fertile land and consequently national domestic product of up to...

Image: A Pandak Farms orange orchard A pioneer in high-tech farming in Pakistan, Mossadaq Chughtai,  says increasing exportable agricultural products and value-added food items can greatly help the country in meeting the economic challenges Amplifying exportable surpluses...

Just 53 kilometers away from Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, a traveler to district Attock, has a pleasant surprise to see – a farm with Papaya, the exotic fruit never previously cultivated in this part of the country....

 Farmers whose produce feeds the world have scant food left for themselves. A new report says agricultural workers – who make up one third of world’s workforce – have the hardest time accessing food for themselves,...

Countries with rising populations, lower growth and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people in the  near future. Overall exports from countries and regions with plenty of agricultural...