Improving dates quality and marketing
DESPITE bumper harvests of dates in Sindh last season, a sizable quantity of the fruit was of inferior quality, lacking the needed growth in size.
2nd January, 2012
Scientists find desert cure for date disease
ALGIERS: Poisonous plants from the Sahara desert have proven effective in killing a fungus that is ravaging date palms in Algeria and Morocco ― raising…
11th August, 2011
Of fruits and men
A visit to Karachi’s fruit mandi is like stepping into a ‘man’s world’. Look around and as far as the eye can see, there are…
4th August, 2011
Natural beauty at its best in Malir
Malir, situated on the outskirts of Karachi, is the area which supplies most of the fresh vegetables and fruits to the city. – Text and…
26th July, 2011
Delightful dates
Tall and majestic, the date palms bear the weight of its golden fruit with dignity and patience before these are plucked are all around you…
26th July, 2011
The golden harvest of Khairpur
It’s hot, excruciatingly and unbearably hot here in Khairpur. Just when everything melts under the scorching sun, it’s that time of the year again when…
