Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 2005, Pakistan produced 21,591,400 metric tons of wheat, more than all of Africa (20,304,585 metric tons) and nearly as much as all of South America (24,557,784 metric tons), according to the FAO. [12] The country had harvested more than 25 to 23 million tons of wheat in 2012. Pakistan has also cut the use of dangerous pesticides ...
* Cotton production in million bales. Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia. Pakistan agriculture also benefits from year-round warmth.
Sugar Prices 1962-2022 USD per pound. The sugar industry subsumes the production, processing and marketing of sugars (mostly sucrose and fructose).Globally, about 80% of sugar is extracted from sugar cane, grown predominantly in the tropics, and 20% from sugar beet, grown mostly in temperate climate in North America or Europe.
PSMA was registered in November 1964, established as a representative organization of all sugar mills in Pakistan. Pakistan Sugar Mills Association plays a pivotal role in promoting the development and attaining efficiency in the best interest of the sugar mills and sugar allied industries within the parameters of policy of the Government of ...
That month Pakistan also ended a four-year streak of outflows (totaling $1.4 billion) in Treasury Bills, earning $875 million. According to Bloomberg, Pakistan's stock became the "world’s best performer", increasing 73% in the past 12-months. Treasury Bill yields became some of Asia's highest, while foreign reserves rose to a two-year high. [73]
The history of sugarcane cultivation and exploitation in this region goes back to the distant past, but officially this company started its work in 1966. In 1969 and 1970 a Dutch consortium of Stork Sugar and Wescon International has extended the production facilities to a capacity 9,000 tons cane sugar per day.
The Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (acronym: IISR) [1] is an autonomous institute of higher learning, under the umbrella of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [2] by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for advanced research in sugar cane agriculture.
The agricultural damage reached more than 2.9 billion dollars, and included over 700,000 acres (2,800 km 2) of lost cotton crops, 200,000 acres (810 km 2) of sugar cane and 200,000 acres (810 km 2) of rice, in addition to the loss of over 500,000 tonnes of stocked wheat, 300,000 acres (1,200 km 2) of animal fodder and the stored grain losses ...