The Languishing Agriculture in Pakistan
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations, Pakistan is one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of the chickpeas (3rd), cotton (4th), rice (4th), mangoes (4th), milk (5th), date palms (5th), sugarcane (5th), apricots (6th), oranges (6th), onions (7th),), wheat (7th), and farm output (8th). So what is the concern? […]
DRUGS IN OUR VEINS
Addiction has been a subject of debate and concern since ancient times, however, its intensity and magnitude has increased over time. If we go into depth of its meaning so what actually is addiction? Many term it as a brain disorder while others label it as a means of pleasure for oneself. It can be […]
Common Misconceptions about the Agriculture Industry in Pakistan Part-2
No Scope for Organic Farming in Pakistan As defined by FAO (1999) “Organic farming is an environmental friendly ecosystem management in which, use of all kinds of synthetic inputs is eliminated”. In the area demarcated for “organic farming” crops are cultivated without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, hormones, Genetically Modified Seeds (GM […]
Common Misconceptions about the Agriculture Industry in Pakistan
Do you believe that markets for agricultural commodities are highly distorted? And if you believe this, then I would say that it is an understatement because almost all high-income countries engage a dizzying array of policies to support farm income, such as import tariffs; tariff-rate quotas (in which imports regarding agriculture are subject to a […]