Ans: Problems being faced by agriculture sector:
Find below a few of important problems the agricultural sector is facing in
Pakistan.
1. Lack of Agricultural Inputs:
Pakistani farmers are a victim of backwardness. Their financial condition is
poor. The person who provides food for others is not getting sufficient food
for himself. The procuring and usage of the following things is difficult for an
average farmer: good quality seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, tractors,
thresher, harvester and modern methods of irrigation.
2. Inefficient use of Cultivable Area:
In Pakistan, there is no planning to bring lakhs of acres of land under
cultivation. Due to lack of capital and inadequate irrigation facilities very little
of cultivable land is in use. To maintain the fertility of land, a large portion of
land is left empty every year.
3. Natural Disasters:
Natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, storms and drought cause
problems for farmers. These cause severe damage to the crops.
4. Inadequate Irrigation Facilities:
In spite of the canal system in Pakistan, the sources of irrigation are
inadequate. Water is wasted in distributaries and fields. A large quantity of
river water is lost in oceans and there are no adequate measures to store
this water. Excessive load-shedding affects tube wells, and this is another
setback for the crops.
5. Lack of Modernized Cultivation:
In Pakistan, the use of advanced seeds, chemical fertilizers and agricultural
machinery is not very popular. Less attention is paid towards cultivating
more and more crops on apicultural land.