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Maund

An obsolete Indian unit of weight variously equivalent to values between 15 and 50 kilograms.

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MULTAN -- Central Cotton Research Institute's (CCRI) variety BT CIM-632 got commercial license and farmers can cultivate it for getting enhanced production up to 40 maund per acre.

CCRI new cotton variety gets commercial licence

Though the district food department, which is without its head for one year, does not have the authentic record as how much wheat is required annually for the district, an official of the food department told Dawn that 4.5 maunds of wheat was consumed by one adult person annually.

New procurement policy leaves Chakwal's wheat growers in the lurch

Harvesting the entire 71,000 maunds at once poses the risk of a loss in sugarcane weight.

Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?

Experts said 1,000 Maunds per acre production could be achieved provided the crop gets from soil almost 80 kilogram of Nitrogen, 26 kilogram Phosphorous and 168 kilogram Potash.

84 pc of sugarcane production utilized in sugar mills of Punjab

The hybrid seeds are also far more expensive and according to growers, 1Kg of hybrid seed is sold for Rs 1,000 and a maund of local seed for Rs 50 per kg.

Hybrid rice seeds cause concern among growers

Mr Aslam said a wheat yield of 38 maunds was witnessed from the irrigated area this year.

Potohar region's wheat yield lower than average

He advised farmers to sow high yielding approved varieties including CP77400 that has a capacity to give 1300 Maunds per acre, SPF234 (1450 Maunds), HSF242 (1500 Maunds), CPF247 and CPF248 are also new high yielding varieties.

43 million ton sugarcane production target fixed in Punjab

If the average yield is 700 maunds, after all the machinations of the millers and agents, the farmer and his sharecroppers will be lucky to equally divide Rs10,000 profit per acre for toil ranging between a year to 18 months.

'Crushing' defeat

He told that wheat support price has been enhanced upto Rs.1300/ per maund and the government has fixed the sugarcane rates Rs.180/ per maund whereas in Sindh province the rate of sugarcane is Rs.150/ per maund.

Punjab govt increases budget of agriculture research upto 200pc

One maund gur is produced from 10 maunds of sugarcane.

Gur hits market as no end to farmers' exploitation

The team sealed seven shops as these were selling meat after illegally slaughter of animals at their shops.Four men were arrested by the team which confiscated 56 maunds (2,240 kg) of meat during the raid.

7 meat shops sealed, 4 butchers held

Earlier they were allowed to bring truck loaded with 70 maunds chaff via motorway but motor way police has reduced the quantity of chaff from 70 maunds to 50 maunds and this way they have to incur extra truck fare to bring chaff.