We have little chance of tackling climate change and reducing biodiversity loss without a redesign of the world’s largest industry: agriculture and food. With crops grown in farm fields, more ...

Pakistan’s population is growing at a rate of over 4.5 million a year, which is nearly equivalent to or greater than the population of several countries. In absolute terms, worldwide, Pakistan’s ...

THE country has often faced food crises despite having world's largest irrigation system, abundant land and enormous human resources. The recent wheat crises had not been eliminated from the memory of ...

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With crops grown in farm fields, more intensive management means a reduction in the diversity of crops grown, combined with increased application of nutrients and use of mechanical soil tillage on the ...