Pakistan is a priceless gift given by Almighty blessed with four seasons of weather throughout a year. Its territory is full of natural resources like rich soil, minerals, coal mines, and huge Rikodik mines. Besides, Pakistan also benefits from the ports of Karachi and Gwadar, the latter is the largest deep sea port in the world. But it is a matter of great concern that despite all these God gifted opportunities, why is Pakistan facing such economic deficits, and what is the reserve available that can be used to take Pakistan out of this crisis forever? Topping among them is the barren lands of Pakistan, which are lying idle.
Most of the world is earning foreign exchange through their avail resources with utmost utilization. Even in semi-desert areas like Dubai, farming has been started by experimenting with it, China is aslo one of the leading example of corporate farming, but Pakistan, which got four times the size of India’s Punjab, is lagging, which is a sour concern.
With the availability of cultivatable lands, that are lying idle in the shape of barren lands, there is no doubt that now the development of the country depends on agriculture. This is the time to rethink that Pakistan, primarily being an agricultural country, needs to reshape its policies for economic growth. 18.9% of the country’s GDP is linked to agriculture. Of the country’s 79.6 million hectares of agricultural land, 22.1 million hectares are cultivable. Other areas have dense forests and grasslands.
According to survey reports, 65% of the country’s land is not cultivated. Among the reasons apparently on one side are rocky soil, water scarcity, and lack of modern farming facilities, however, on the other side is lack of systematic roadmap and accurate measures for how to utilize this sector for country’s economic growth.
This is the time when Barren land’s cultivation is essential to overcome economic problems while making great reserves and exports, by doing this, not only Pakistan can get out of economic turmoil but also a lot of opportunities for employment will be created.
People-friendly measures by the government are necessary for corporate farming. This also includes ease of access to foreign markets along with facilities for people involved in this profession.Farmers of Pakistan are in no way inferior to anyone in hard work and tenacity. By arranging effective policies for them, they can be made honorable and capable citizens of the country so that they can contribute to the development of the country day and night.
Hence, the government organs can play a pivotal role in this crucial time when we already understand a great economic instability, the availability of manpower, equipment and machinery etc of government’s various departments must be utilized for this purpose to take out Pakistan from economic crisis forever.
The utilization of government departments will not only become a great resource to help, monitor, assist and pursue such a great national cause but also enable itself to enhance their capabilities.
While utilizing the available resources, including government departments, it will ease out the burden for taking loans and hiring foreign companies, heavy machinery, equipments and manpower etc. The availability of government departments includes every department that can be utilized for the purpose, besides available manpower.
The stern, candid and timely steps of corporate farming will bring the country on road of prosperity and success to a self sufficient state.
