Search Results - GulfToday

Suggestions

    SHOWING 54 Results

    UAE and Philippines sign MoU to develop agricultural sector

    28 Jun 2022

    The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have entered into a bilateral agreement that shall help heighten the food security of both countries, through joint activities, in the area of agricultural innovation.

    Agriculture must go back on eco-friendly roots

    26 Aug 2022

    When I have trouble growing something, I ask my grandma. Whether it’s how to remove mildew on squash plants or stop beetles from attacking my cucumber seedlings, she knows what to do. More importantly, she knows how to farm without chemicals. My grandma is a walking encyclopedia of traditional farming

    Technological innovation would help solve hunger: Gates

    15 Sep 2022

    Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released Tuesday by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

    Pakistan focuses on boosting agriculture, industrial sectors

    11 Jan 2020

    The Ministry of Finance of Pakistan said that the government’s extensive measures have helped the economy move progressively along the adjustment path and stabilisation process and economic recovery is expected towards the end of FY2020.

    Locust invasion destroys crops in northwest India

    30 Dec 2019

    A massive locust invasion has destroyed thousands of hectares of crops in northwest India, authorities said, with some experts on Friday terming it the worst such attack in 25 years.

    Humane are its ways

    27 Jun 2019

    The United Arab Emirates’ unflinching faith in the Prophet — who took the entire civilisational process under his wing and made it bow to God’s ways — set the ethical tone of the country. It couldn’t have gone wrong. And it didn’t.

    Almost nothing can stop bacterium decimating Florida's oranges

    01 Dec 2019

    Compared to the 2003-2004 season, Florida's orange production will be down by 80 percent this season (harvests last from November to April depending on the citrus variety). Grapefruits are the most affected.

    Pakistani farmers struggle to combat devastating locust plague

    05 Mar 2020

    Heavy rains and cyclones sparked "unprecedented" breeding and the explosive growth of locust populations on the Arabian peninsula early last year, according to the United Nations.

    Climate smart farming in India

    28 Dec 2021

    The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) defines climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate resilient practices. CSA supports reaching internationally agreed goals such as

    Climate change threatens India’s mango output

    01 Feb 2022

    Late flowering and the resulting delay in harvests due to climate change and unseasonal rains has affected the flowering cycle of mango seeds, which is likely to impact production in the coming months, according to experts. A report by CNBCTV18 states that farmers

    54 Results