Ans: Solution of agricultural problems:..
The following measures can be taken to solve agricultural problems:
i. Farmers should be given interest free loans for modern technology. The use
of these loans should be supervised so that these amounts are not spent
extravagantly.
ii. For irrigation purposes, dams should be built to store rainwater. This will help
in producing electricity and protect from harm caused by floods.
iii. Tube wells and wells should be established where stream water is not
available to encourage farmers. Electricity should be made available for tube
wells at cheaper rates.
iv. Water logging and salinity are a big hindrance in the road to agricultural
development in Pakistan. This makes agricultural land uncultivable. To gain
control over these problems, long-term planning is required, so that
cultivable land can be saved from harm. Measures to eradicate water
logging and salinity-should be taken. To save fertile land from erosion, trees
should be planted.
v. All cultivable land should be used. Barren and desolate land should be made
cultivable.
vi. To increase the per acre production of wheat, rice and other agricultural
products, seeds, chemical fertilizers and scientific methods of cultivation
should be encouraged. Agricultural research centres should be established.
vii. To protect farmers from the harms of fragmentation of land holdings, bette
legislation should be done for consolidation of land holdings.
viii. Methods of protection from natural disasters like floods should be devised.
To increase the depth of rivers, banks should be built on the sides of the
rivers.
ix. Encourage farmers through higher pricing of agricultural crops. Provide
farmers with free advice and basic needs so that industries based on
agriculture can flourish. These industries should be established near the
relevant areas.
x. To transport agricultural produce to markets, means of transport should be
developed. The interests of farmers should be protected in the markets. The
system in markets should be modernized to encourage farmers and develop
the agricultural sector.