Agriculture
- Agriculture Credit Disbursement: Sbp Sets Rs 360 Billion Target For Banks
The State Bank of Pakistan has provisionally set an agricultural credit disbursement target of Rs 360 billion to banks for the year 2013-14. The target is 14.2 percent higher than the target of Rs 315 billion and 7.1 percent higher than the actual disbursement...
- An Ostrich Is Worth Its Weight In Gold
More than 100 countries have commenced ostrich farming just within three years and they consider it to be worth its weight in gold by saying that it is a cow that lays eggs. Pakistan has the most favorable environment for ostrich farming. Some are convinced...
- Livestock Sector Demands Further Improvement
July 06, 2013 Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad Jatt at a consultative meeting with University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha discussed various steps to further...
- An Ostrich Is Worth Its Weight In Gold
More than 100 countries have commenced ostrich farming just within three years and they consider it to be worth its weight in gold by saying that it is a cow that lays eggs. Pakistan has the most favorable environment for ostrich farming. Some are...
- Hoti Launches Mechanised Farming Project At Tarnab
December 04, 2012: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti has formally launched Mechanised Farming Project and Agriculture Policy at Tarnab Farm on Monday. Addressing the ceremony, he said that project of mechanised farming and agriculture...
Agriculture
ZTBL to establish chain of Model Farms
September 09, 2013
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) has decided to establish a chain of ZTBL Model Farms in all the four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. A spokesman of the ZTBL told APP here Sunday that the decision to this effect has been taken to further augment and make efforts for more meaningful farming for the benefits of the growers throughout the county. 
He said, "these model farms would be equipped with latest agriculture machinery and technological interventions according ecological zones to experiment and disseminate the success of modern techniques applied in agriculture and to introduce progressive farming".
"The model farms would serve as center of excellence for all the agriculture activities and cater for the information, training, needs of the farmers to serve the problems encounter by them and increase their productivity thereby contributing to the national economy", he added.
The spokesman further said that the ZTBL had made a valuable contribution in enhancing productivity of crops, livestock, dairy, poultry, fisheries, etc through introduction of improved hybrid seed varieties, tunnel farming and balanced use of fertiliser, plant nutrients and protection by making use of pesticides.
He said, "these model farms would be equipped with latest agriculture machinery and technological interventions according ecological zones to experiment and disseminate the success of modern techniques applied in agriculture and to introduce progressive farming".
"The model farms would serve as center of excellence for all the agriculture activities and cater for the information, training, needs of the farmers to serve the problems encounter by them and increase their productivity thereby contributing to the national economy", he added.
The spokesman further said that the ZTBL had made a valuable contribution in enhancing productivity of crops, livestock, dairy, poultry, fisheries, etc through introduction of improved hybrid seed varieties, tunnel farming and balanced use of fertiliser, plant nutrients and protection by making use of pesticides.
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- Agriculture Credit Disbursement: Sbp Sets Rs 360 Billion Target For Banks
The State Bank of Pakistan has provisionally set an agricultural credit disbursement target of Rs 360 billion to banks for the year 2013-14. The target is 14.2 percent higher than the target of Rs 315 billion and 7.1 percent higher than the actual disbursement...
- An Ostrich Is Worth Its Weight In Gold
More than 100 countries have commenced ostrich farming just within three years and they consider it to be worth its weight in gold by saying that it is a cow that lays eggs. Pakistan has the most favorable environment for ostrich farming. Some are convinced...
- Livestock Sector Demands Further Improvement
July 06, 2013 Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad Jatt at a consultative meeting with University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha discussed various steps to further...
- An Ostrich Is Worth Its Weight In Gold
More than 100 countries have commenced ostrich farming just within three years and they consider it to be worth its weight in gold by saying that it is a cow that lays eggs. Pakistan has the most favorable environment for ostrich farming. Some are...
- Hoti Launches Mechanised Farming Project At Tarnab
December 04, 2012: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti has formally launched Mechanised Farming Project and Agriculture Policy at Tarnab Farm on Monday. Addressing the ceremony, he said that project of mechanised farming and agriculture...