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Sunflower seeds give best nutritional quality

Written by The DAWN
Thursday, 19 January 2012 04:23
Tweet SUNFLOWER seeds are power-packed with healthy fats, protein, fibre, minerals, vitamin E, and phytochemicals - all important to the nutritional quality of diet. While the vibrant, strong sunflower is a recognised worldwide for its beauty, it is also an important source of food. Sunflower oil is a valued and healthy vegetable oil and sunflower seeds are enjoyed as a healthy...
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Failure to increase oilseed output

Written by Dr Shoukat Ali
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:36
Tweet Although, Pakistan 80 per cent cultivatable area is irrigated but the edible oil needs are met through imports. The import bill rising from Rs77 million in 1969-70 to Rs39 billion in 2002-03 has overburdened the exchequer. In 1970-71, oilseeds occupied nearly 3 per cent of the total...
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Seeds as intellectual property: issues and controversy

Written by Nasir Amin
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:22
Tweet The information age is set to revolutionise “the core human idea of property” (Pollack 1999). It all began with software. As software license agreements boldly proclaim, software products are merely licensed, not sold. Software licensing ideas are becoming increasingly popular with other...
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Seed corporation's sale on donors' agenda

Written by Nasir Amin
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:19
Tweet After the provincial food departments, the Punjab Seed Corporation is the next target of the world donor agencies insisting on the introduction of open market forces in the agriculture sector of the country, it is learnt. Various multinational companies operating in the seed business are exerting...
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Enhancing edible oil production

Written by Bilal Hassan
Friday, 13 January 2012 14:43
Tweet The population of Pakistan has increased from 32.5 million in 1947 to 149.5 million currently. The consumption of edible oil has also been increased proportionally from 0.3 million tons to 1.95 million tons during the last two decades. The population is increasing at a rapid rate but the production is meagre and fluctuating. The total...
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Debate on imported Bt cotton seed

Written by Shakeel Ahmed
Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:55
Tweet MULTAN: The farming community of southern Punjab gave a mixed reaction to a Punjab government’s decision to drop a proposal of introducing certified imported seed of Bt cotton in collaboration with Monsanto. Former Speaker and a progressive farmer Syed Fakhar Imam said that the Punjab government should bring this issue for discussion in its committee on food...
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