Agriculture
- Australian Consultants Call On Secretary Tdap
The Consultants of Australian Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture Peter Hofman, & Peter Johnson had a meeting with Rabiya Javeri Agha, Secretary Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) on December 2nd, 2013 along with Mahmood Nawaz Shah,...
- Taste Of Pakistani Mango
Saturday, July-13-2013 The first-ever mango promotion event in South Korea ?Taste of Pakistani Mango? was held in Seoul on Friday at a local hotel. The event was organised by the Commercial Section of the Embassy of Pakistan, in collaboration with...
- Mangoes And Pakistan
Mango (Mangifera indica L Family Anacardiaceae) is the second largest fruit crop of Pakistan. At present it is grown on an area of 170.1000 thousand hectares with production 1727.9000 thousand tones (Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan 2008-09). The area...
- Mango: Us, Japanese Markets To Remain Out Of Reach
Production is likely to stand around 1.2 million tons of mangoes against the production of 1.7 million tons recorded during the previous season.Pakistan, which is going to start exporting mangoes by May 25, is likely to remain shut out of the lucrative...
- Mango: Us, Japanese Markets To Remain Out Of Reach
Production is likely to stand around 1.2 million tons of mangoes against the production of 1.7 million tons recorded during the previous season.Pakistan, which is going to start exporting mangoes by May 25, is likely to remain shut out of the lucrative...
Agriculture
Agriculture scientists urged to produce High quality mangoes nurseries
Additional Secretary Agriculture (Planning), Ahmad Ali Zafar has urged upon the agricultural scientists to introduce high quality mango varieties to attract the US and European markets. Talking to newsmen after the visit of Mango Research Station Shujabad here on Sunday, Ahmad Ali Zafar said there was no alternate of Pakistani mango type 'Chaunsa' and Anwar Ratole across the world. He directed the agri scientists to produce nurseries of high quality mangoes and provide them to growers at cheapest rates. 
He said that agricultural scientists should introduce the disease resistant varieties. He said $30 million revenue was obtained by exporting mango to the US, European markets this year and it could be increased by producing high quality mangoes through better management of mango gardens.
Earlier, talking to the training participants organised under agriculture sector linkages programme Ali Zafar stressed the participants to create awareness among mango growers regarding better management of mango for boosting mango yield.
Khalid Mehmood said Multan, Muzaffargarh, Khangarh, Shujabad and Rahimyar Khan districts contribute 63 percent share from total mango gardens of Punjab. He said training was being imparted to agricultural officers (extension) for stepwise management of mango gardens.
He said that agricultural scientists should introduce the disease resistant varieties. He said $30 million revenue was obtained by exporting mango to the US, European markets this year and it could be increased by producing high quality mangoes through better management of mango gardens. Earlier, talking to the training participants organised under agriculture sector linkages programme Ali Zafar stressed the participants to create awareness among mango growers regarding better management of mango for boosting mango yield.
Khalid Mehmood said Multan, Muzaffargarh, Khangarh, Shujabad and Rahimyar Khan districts contribute 63 percent share from total mango gardens of Punjab. He said training was being imparted to agricultural officers (extension) for stepwise management of mango gardens.
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- Australian Consultants Call On Secretary Tdap
The Consultants of Australian Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture Peter Hofman, & Peter Johnson had a meeting with Rabiya Javeri Agha, Secretary Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) on December 2nd, 2013 along with Mahmood Nawaz Shah,...
- Taste Of Pakistani Mango
Saturday, July-13-2013 The first-ever mango promotion event in South Korea ?Taste of Pakistani Mango? was held in Seoul on Friday at a local hotel. The event was organised by the Commercial Section of the Embassy of Pakistan, in collaboration with...
- Mangoes And Pakistan
Mango (Mangifera indica L Family Anacardiaceae) is the second largest fruit crop of Pakistan. At present it is grown on an area of 170.1000 thousand hectares with production 1727.9000 thousand tones (Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan 2008-09). The area...
- Mango: Us, Japanese Markets To Remain Out Of Reach
Production is likely to stand around 1.2 million tons of mangoes against the production of 1.7 million tons recorded during the previous season.Pakistan, which is going to start exporting mangoes by May 25, is likely to remain shut out of the lucrative...
- Mango: Us, Japanese Markets To Remain Out Of Reach
Production is likely to stand around 1.2 million tons of mangoes against the production of 1.7 million tons recorded during the previous season.Pakistan, which is going to start exporting mangoes by May 25, is likely to remain shut out of the lucrative...