Agriculture: Making home vegetable gardening work A self-sustaining, market-driven home gardening model could improve access to vegetables Published 17 Aug, 2026 05:15am
Environmentalists warn against solar tubewells Lower cost of pumping water could lead to indiscriminate groundwater extraction, leading to its overexploitation. Published 19 Aug, 2024 07:57am
Solar tubewells — a double-edged sword Lower cost of pumping water could lead to indiscriminate groundwater extraction, leading to its overexploitation. Updated 19 Aug, 2024 07:55am
Harvesting rainwater for agriculture We need a strategy to minimise runoff over roads and use it to replenish our overstressed groundwater reserves. Updated 08 Jul, 2024 02:18pm
Importance of farm mechanisation Farmers will have no other option but to increase mechanisation to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. Published 07 Aug, 2023 08:35am
Upskilling farm workers With greater use of technology, the sector is becoming more capital-intensive, inevitably demanding trained labour. Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:12am
Agriculture: Food security through climate-smart agriculture In Pakistan, a clear consensus does exist amongst relevant stakeholders for making necessary changes to the agriculture system. Published 30 Jan, 2023 08:10am
The challenge of shrinking farm sizes In Pakistan, the average farm size has steadily declined from 5.3 hectares in 1971 to 2.6 hectares in 2010 Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:33am
Why is Pakistan’s food security so precarious? In 1961, per capita arable land availability was 0.66 hectares, which has now drastically decreased to 0.14 hectares. Updated 26 Dec, 2022 09:44am
Urban kitchen gardening Its widespread adoption may help achieve food self-sufficiency and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle. Updated 19 Dec, 2022 09:09am
Agriculture’s declining contribution to smog Pakistan produces around 14m tonnes of biomass from rice crops, most of which is burnt Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:35am
Groundwater export Pakistan’s water consumption per unit of GDP is the world’s highest because of water-intensive industries Published 18 Oct, 2022 07:06am
Crop-switching for conservation Opting for the sesame crop over rice is a climate change adaption strategy for resource-poor farmers in our water-scarce country Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:45am
The food security challenge Around 8pc reduction in harvest and post-harvest losses can offset the total wheat import of Pakistan. Updated 26 Sep, 2022 10:08am
