July 20, 2013

20July 2013 In less than 10 years, consumers throughout Brazil will have access to eight biofortified "superfoods" being developed by the country's scientists. A pilot scheme is under way in 15 municipalities. Biofortification uses conventional plant-breeding methods to enhance the concentration of micronutrients in food crops through a combination of laboratory and agricultural techniques. The goal is to combat micronutrient deficiencies, which can cause severe health problems such…

Shortages of the precious resource threaten to destabilize the region even further. Jul 20 2013 BY The Atlantic Aziz Nayani In a report released last week by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Pakistan was pinpointed as "one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, not far from being classified, 'water-scarce'." As water demand exceeds supply in the South Asian country, more and more water is being withdrawn from the nation's reservoirs, leaving them in a critically precarious…

July 20, 2013 The flood-hit districts of Sindh have been flooded by water woes. The 2010-11 flood wrecked havoc with Sind districts such as Badin, Thatta and Hyderabad, killing hundreds of people, displacing millions and ruining thousands of acre lands. However, the flood survivors are still at the mercy of rebuilders. The most serious problem they have been facing is the dried canals and the women and children, having no other source, have to travel a distance to fetch water for domestic…

ہفتہ 20 جولائ 2013 صوبائی وزیر زراعت ڈاکٹر فرخ جاوید نے پنجاب بھر میں مکئی کے بیج کی بلیک مارکیٹنگ پر صوبے کے تمام ای ڈی اوز کوبلا امتیاز کارروائی کرنے کے احکامات جاری کر دئیے ہیں۔ لاہور (کامرس رپورٹر) گزشتہ روزاجلاس کی صدارت کرتے ہوئے انہوں نے کہا کہ جس ضلع سے بلیک مارکیٹنگ کی شکایات موصول ہوں گی اس ضلع کا ای ڈی او زراعت ذمہ دار ہو گا۔ صوبائی وزیر نے کہا کہ حکومت کاشتکاروں کی فلاح کیلئے پالیسی سازی پر یقین رکھتی ہے ۔ذرائع,دنیا Published: Zarai Media Team Punjab…