Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday stressed the need for adopting the latest techniques and technology in the agriculture sector to boost the economy.<\/p>\n
Chairing a meeting on the government\u2019s key initiative \u201cAgricultural Revolution 2.0,\u201d the minister highlighted the importance of increased production of crops, saying a revolution in the sector was needed to meet future challenges, said a press release issued here.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cAgriculture is the backbone of the national economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said prompt measures were being taken to prevent the agriculture sector affected from the negative impacts of climate change, besides promoting research and introducing modern technology for getting better production.<\/p>\n
The minister said the country had immense potential to further progress in the agriculture sector for which research was being promoted to increase the productivity of crops.<\/p>\n
Ahsan Iqbal said there existed bright prospects for exporting agricultural commodities and livestock to China and Middle East countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew projects are being launched to promote research and modern technology,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Under the Agriculture Revolution 2.0 initiative, he said the government had planned to achieve self-sufficiency in the agriculture sector and promote exports of its products.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to generate billions of dollars in exports from the agricultural sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, he said, Pakistan was importing agricultural commodities worth $10 billion annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday stressed the need for adopting the latest techniques and technology in the agriculture sector to boost the economy. Chairing a meeting on the government\u2019s key initiative \u201cAgricultural Revolution 2.0,\u201d the minister highlighted the importance of increased production of crops, saying a revolution in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-335004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n