HYDERABAD: Lack of reasonable rates for traditional vegetables and price volatility has forced coastal farmers to spare larger sections of their...
HYDERABAD: Lack of access to vaccines for mosquito-bourne lumpy skin disease virus in cattle would hit milk and meat production, with small-scale...
HYDERABAD: Reluctance to grow coriander has been spreading among farmers in Sindh despite high demand for coriander seed powder and oil across the...
HYDERABAD: Khalid Hussain, running a shop at an old fish market in the coastal locality Ibrahim Hydri, Karachi, cries against difficulties, as the...
HYDERABAD: Despite high input costs, small-scale farmers in parts of Kunri, Kaloi, Naokot, Jhudo and other parts of Sindh prefer cultivating...
Muhammad Rahim Lakho, a small scale farmer in Hala, Matiari district sent two trucks, carrying 270 onion bags to Lahore market where he received...
HYDERABAD: Banana fields in Sindh have been struck by panama wilt , a soil-borne fungus that originated in Tando Allahyar district, reports prepared...
HYDERABAD: Season for new jujube began in the middle of January, but this year market arrivals remain slow as last September’s heatwave damaged...
HYDERABAD: Tail end farmers of southern Sindh after experiencing water scarcity in cultivating wheat this year, planted isabgol in late November...
HYDERABAD: Increasing prices of wheat straw, the cheapest and common feed for cattle, have compelled small-scale herders to look for substitutes as...
HYDERABAD: Tomato, an indispensable staple for South Asian curries, whose price in Pakistan once spiked to over Rs400/kg, has hit rock bottom,...
HYDERABAD: With an increase in gas load shedding, the options consumers have are getting charcoal and fuelwood, or to buy cooked food from...
HYDERABAD: With farmers all over Sindh scrambling for fertiliser to save their standing crops, mainly wheat, mustard and vegetables, growers of...
HYDERABAD: The irrigation department will start annual rotation in the canal system from January 6, 2022 as per an announcement, but coastal farmers...
HYDERABAD: Artisans who make handmade products faced tough challenges in 2021, as prices of raw materials and cost of labour and other inputs...
HYDERABAD: Sindh growers fear an artificial shortage of urea and DAP fertilisers and their black-marketing, which continues unabated, may force the...
HYDERABAD: Fuel cost hike has hit fishing sector like a torpedo, mainly marine, which is sinking under the weight of high cost of doing business,...
HYDERABAD: An overall low flow in the River Indus has compelled irrigation authorities to adopt rotation system in distributaries, leaving farmers...
HYDERABAD: For the first time in over four years, some River Indus catchment growers couldn’t cultivate crops this season, while those who somehow...
HYDERABAD: Embittered sugarcane growers have accused Sindh government and millers of engaging in manipulative tactics to delay crushing and of...
Rising cost of fuel has made farmers jittery in Sindh as they prepare for wheat sowing in advanced cultivation areas of the province.
HYDERABAD: Small chilli farmers from Umerkot, Tharparkar, Mirprkhas and Badin districts are facing colossal losses as substandard seeds, poor...
HYDERABAD: Despite challenges like water scarcity at the stages of nursery preparation and seedling transplantation amid high temperatures and heavy...
HYDERABAD: For generations women in Thar desert have been preserving rain-grown food products, mainly vegetables and fruits, a practice they have...
HYDERABAD: Persistent price uncertainty associated with perishable tomato crop is disenchanting the coastal farmers already affected by uncertain...
HYDERABAD: Hundreds of small-scale marine fishermen, involved in live mud crab catch along Sindh coastline, suddenly lost their livelihood, as...
HYDERABAD: Livestock farmers believe Sindh province is losing local milch breeds due to substandard crossbreeding and non-implementation of Sindh...
HYDERABAD: Strong winds in the wake of Cyclone Gulab have spread fear among communities living in close proximity to the shore at Keti Bunder, Kharo...
Despite the increasing cost of traditional home decoration items, people in rural areas love buying swinging cradles or hindolas made in jandi work .
HYDERABAD: Sindh chilli farmers are stewing in their juices as a steep fall in market prices owing to post-harvest showers peppered them with...
HYDERABAD: Turkey is the most productive domestic bird in terms of fast physical growth and value of its eggs and meat in local and international...
HYDERABAD: Imran Soomro, whose ajrak workshop at Bhit Shah’s artisan town, Matiari district, was on the verge of closing down lately is back in...
HYDERABAD: Marine fishermen along the 350km long coastline of Sindh have expressed unhappiness at the low prices of fish that have not risen since...
HYDERABAD: Mahro Bheel, a farmer-turned labourer from village Chhahi Chhapro, Deeplo Taluka, Tharparkar collects salt from a nearby lake for a...
HYDERABAD: Rice producers in Sindh are haunted by uncertainty this year, as persistent water scarcity in the irrigation system, absent rainfall and...
HYDERABAD: Cotton picking has become a challenging task for farmers in Sindh province as the workforce,mostly women, seems reluctant to work under...
HYDERABAD: In the absence of any official support and research to develop papaya into an export-worthy commodity, farmers are switching to other...
HYDERABAD: Moosa Khan, a tiller from desert village Paneli, near Deeplo, Tharparkar district, is not sure if his toil will pay off as rainfall...
HYDERABAD: Inland fishermen at Chotiari Reservoir, near Sanghar, Sindh, are fighting for survival as water levels have dropped too low to maintain...
HYDERABAD: Chilli producers in Sindh cry out against the falling prices of green chilli in local markets, fearing they might not even recover their...
HYDERABAD: After a two-month ban on fishing in the sea, the new fishing season is set to start on August 1, but fishermen are uncertain because of...
HYDERABAD: The makeshift mud and thatch abodes in the Thar Desert, called chaunro, have evolved over generations in response to the extreme dry heat...
HYDERABAD: According to camel herders, hailing from riverine area Budhani that was once a thick forested region in Matiari district, only a small...
Markets have started receiving some varieties of dates , attracting consumers in both rural and urban areas, but producers and traders seem unhappy...
HYDERABAD: Despite its value in terms of high nutrients, pearl millet is losing its importance in Sindh with farmers shifting their hands to more...
Every year, the government imposes a two-month ban on catching shrimp during the months of June and July. The ban is put in place to help replenish...
HYDERABAD: Canal water improved after a delay of four-five months, but for cotton producers in the advanced cultivating areas of Sindh, it was too...
Nagar Parkar with scenic Karoonjhar hills and the greenest zone of Tharparkar district is considered the only attractive habitat of several wildlife...
HYDERABAD: Sindh farmers cannot fathom why the apple gourd plants died after flowering, despite looking healthy during the germination stage.Some...
Artisans associated with basketry are unaware that the precious raw material that they use is disappearing fast from their surrounding environment....
