FAISALABAD: Kitchen gardening, in-house farming and commercial farming are imperative to overcome the looming food security challenge. Use of advanced technologies should be promoted for maximum agri-production, said Mrs Rubina Amjad, the president of Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FWCCI).
She was addressing participants of the Agri-Tech Expo 2023, organised by the FWCCI at the FCCI Auditorium here.
She said that agriculture has 23 percent share in GDP; 38.5 percent labour is directly linked with agriculture and 70 percent population is dependent on agriculture sector. She said that China has only available 10 percent of arable land but produces 25% of world grain output.
She said that out of total agriculture area of 79.6 million hectares in Pakistan, only 22.1 million hectares is arable land though urbanization and colonization is eradicating the cultivable area. She said still huge agriculture land is available.
She said that according to UN Report, food prices were recorded highest in 2022 and State Bank of Pakistan has warned of a food crisis owing to increased population and global warming. She said that agriculture was static at 3.9% for the last three years and Pakistan is importing wheat of US$ 9 billion for the last two years despite being the 10th largest wheat producer in the world.
She said the only way forward is to channelize the existing potential of kitchen gardening, in-house and commercial farming with the help of advanced...
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