Arsalan
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Actually, agriculture still forms the spine of our economy (not to debate how weak or strong it is right now).every Pakistani has a interest in Agriculture. When i was a little kid i was bombarded with it that Paksitan is an agriculture country and how indus basin is the best possible land for irrigation. Look even in China they irrigate the land size of Punjab and feed 2 billion people and i was like wtf is wrong with our people.
but hamaray log bhi ajeeb hai...cash crops lagate hai jo long term zameen kay liye buri hoti hai.. paani ki qillat alag hai... hopefully drip irrigation method or smart farming se behtari aegi
As for cash crop, it is right of the people really and they will always go for the crops that pay them the best. It is the job of gov. to produce proper suitable varieties and encourage them in suitable areas so that people of that area move towards that crop. The reason i am so excited about tea farms is precisely the same. The gov. is doing well to introduce this crop in the area for fields that will be best utilized planting tea farms, will be most cost efficient and will serve not only that region but the whole area very well.
Lot of work is being done in Agriculture really but still there is room for HUGE improvement.
Irrigation methods as you rightly point need immediate attention so water can be utilized properly.
As for China, i think you have confused it with something else. China boasts 10% of worlds total arable land my friend. Around 750000 Sq. Km (Whole Pakistan is 880k approximately)
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