CHALLENGES IN PAKISTAN’S

AGRICULTURE
Present Scenario and Prospects
Dr. Qurat-Ul-Ain Memon
Department of Rural Development
SAU Tandojam
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 challenges in Pakistan’s Agriculture. Present scenario
and prospects
 Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing numerous challenges today.
Climate change, increasing population growth, lack of financing
options for an agriculture product business, high cost of agriculture
production and transportation, and local industry’s strong reliance on
imported agriculture commdities are some of the prominent issues
affecting pakistan’s agriculture sector.

 Pakistan is an agriculture-based economy and more than 50% of its

population is directly or indirectly involved in this sector. However, the
contribution of agriculture to GDP has been declining over the years.
major problems for agriculture in Pakistan
 These are some of the main
reasons why agriculture is not
able to contribute more to
Pakistan’s GDP. However, if
these issues are addressed, the
agriculture sector can definitely
play a more significant role in
the country’s economy.
1. Lack of Irrigation Facilities:

2. Poor Crop Yields:

3. Unfair Distribution of Water: Around 55%

of the agricultural income comes from Sindh
Province, which contributes only about 28%
to the agricultural output. Moreover, 80% of
Pakistan’s agriculture is rain-fed. This
indicates that climate change affects
agriculture disproportionately in Pakistan.
 4. Lack of Agricultural Reforms:
Although Pakistan has taken various
initiatives for the development of
agriculture since 1972, they lack proper
implementation and monitoring
mechanisms.

 5.Lack of Post-harvest Infrastructure:

Farmers often do not store their products
properly due to a lack of cold storage
and storage facilities and sell them at
lower than market prices as a result.
• 6. Regulatory Issues:
The agriculture sector is plagued
with corrupt officials and overloading
fees which raises input costs for the
farmers.

7. Limited access to financing:

Only a small percentage of the
farmers have access to institutional
finance which hampers their
productivity.
1. FAMILY

2. EDUCATIONAL

3. POLITICAL

4. RELIGIOUS

5. ECONOMIC (OCCUPATION)
2. Solutions/Steps taken to uplift the
agriculture sector of Pakistan
 The government has taken various steps to
address the problems faced by the agricuture
sector in Pakistan. These include:

 1. Irrigation Reforms: The governments has

undertaken various irrigation reforms such as
the construction of dams and water
reservoirs, the establishment of water
regulatory authorities and the improvement
of water distribution networks. These
initiatives will help in improving water
availability for agriculture.
 2. Support for agriculture research
and development:
 The government has established
various agriculture research
institutes to develop improved
seeds and farming techniques.
This will help in increasing crop
yields and improve the quality of
agricultural products.
• 3. Provision of subsidies and
incentives: The government
provides subsidies on fertilizers,
pesticides, electricity and other
input costs to promote
agriculture production. It also
offers interest-free loans to
farmers and gives them price
support for their crops.
4. Development of
infrastructure:
The government is investing
in the development of roads,
bridges, cold storage facilities
and other agricultural
infrastructure to improve
access to markets and reduce
transportation costs.
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5. Capacity building of
farmers:
The government is providing
training to farmers on
agriculture technology and
business skills. This is to
enable them to improve
productivity, diversify crops
and identify new market
opportunities.
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• 6. Transfer of agricultural
technologies:
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