Pakistan launches project to convert uncultivated land into cultivable land
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has launched a project to convert millions of hectares of uncultivated land into cultivable land to overcome food challenges.
The project will utilize modern agricultural technologies and sustainable precision agricultural practices to optimize agricultural production.
The project is expected to help ensure the well-being of rural communities and preserve the environment.
“This state-of-the-art System will help optimize the agricultural production through innovative technologies and sustainable precision agricultural practices based on agro-ecological potential of land, while ensuring the well-being of rural communities and preservation of the environment,” said Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif while launching the project.
Pakistan is an agriculture-based economy, and the agriculture sector contributes 23% to GDP.
It provides employment to almost 37.4% of the nation’s labor force.
Currently, the area under cultivation is decreasing while the population-production gap is increasing.
According to the World Food Program, 36.9% of Pakistanis are food insecure and 18.3% of that number are facing a severe food crisis.
The new project is expected to help address these challenges and enhance food security in Pakistan.
The project will be implemented in various phases, and the first phase will focus on converting 4.4 million hectares of uncultivated land into cultivable land.
The project will be supported by the armed forces, and the government is confident that it will be a success.
The total wheat demand has reached 30.8 million metric tons (MMT) in the country against the current production of 26.4 MMT, a shortfall of almost 4 MM.
“Cotton production has fallen by 40% from 14.8 m bales to ~5mn bales over the last 10 years,” according to the documents.
With the new project, the government, along with the support of the armed forces, will enhance agricultural growth and production to utilize more than 9 million hectares of uncultivated waste state land in various phases.
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