Pakistan Kissan Ittehad urge Pak army to join hands with farmers toaddress food and Urea crisis.
Pakistan’s economy largely depends upon agriculture or aging-industry. Out of its $31billion exports, $ 24 billion are earned from agriculture or goods manufactured agriculturalist industries.
Unfortunately, no government has done any significant for the development of agriculture. With increasing cost of production, it is very difficult to compete with neighbouring countries which subsidized their agriculture, in fertilizers, electricity, diesel, etc. and support their prices as well.
Investment in Agri research is almost zero, cotton and other crops research scientists are struggling for the reimbursement of last 9 months pay and pensions.
The withdrawal of subsidy on electricity has tremendously escalated the cost of farming operations Pakistan erodes its foreign exchange of around USD 12 Billion on import of Cotton (USD 4 Billion), Wheat (USD 2 Billion), edible oils (USD 4.5 Billion) and pulses (USD 0.5 Billion).
Pakistan can save its precious foreign exchange by introducing modern Agricultural farming practices.
Every year population of Pakistan is increasing equal to New Zealand’s total population. Limited investment on research on producing quality Seeds and imbalance use of fertilizers are the major reasons of stagnant Agricultural productivity.
According to UNICEF report, 8 out of 10 children in Pakistan do not eat the right type and quantity of food.
On the other hand, around 18 million acres of fallow land can be brought under cultivation to ensure food security of the country. This untapped potential can add around USD 34 billion to GDP.
Farmers of Pakistan request Pakistan Army to come forward and play their role to revive Agriculture sector.
Armies of China, Korea and Israel helped great in transforming Agri landscape by bringing uncultivated lands under crops and livestock production.
