Agriculture holds great significance for Pakistan.

Pakistan has great potential of agriculture and at

the time of independence Pakistan was mainly an agricultural country. Industrialization is the
period of social and economic change that transforms a country from an agrarian society to an
industrial one. Pakistan’s principal natural resources are arable land and water. As the time
proceeded Pakistan turned into a further diversified country as industrialization took place. The
agriculture sector is very important at national level and also at international level. About sixty
years back, the agriculture sector was neglected both in the developed and underdeveloped
countries of the world. It was regarded as residual reservoir particularly of labor for employment
in industries. In 1970s the importance of agriculture was realized and adequate attention was given
to this sector. Pakistanis are mostly a farming community. Agriculture sector plays a vital role in
the economic development of a country. It is confirmed and supported by the fact that the GDP
growth rate in Pakistan is mostly reliant upon the growth rate in agriculture sector; if the rate of
growth in agriculture sector is low, it bring shortage of food, and other necessary raw materials in
the country, the prices of the essential goods go up. The slow rate or fall in the production of
agriculture sector generates inflationary pressure and creates bottlenecks in the economic
development of the country. Agriculture sector is the single largest component of GDP in Pakistan.
Its contribution is 25% to Pakistan’s GDP. The progress of agriculture sector provides a sound
base for economic development and is considered one of the preconditions for takeoff or self-
sustained growth. Moreover, agriculture is the major source of providing manpower of various
sectors of economy. Despite Pakistan being one of the top agricultural countries and continuously
improving in its agricultural production. Pakistan is, no doubt, a pre-dominantly agricultural
country as sixty to seventy percent of its population is directly or indirectly linked to farming.
Significant progress has been made in development of the agricultural sector in Pakistan since the
time of independence in 1947. It is contributing hugely to the GDP and feeding the ever increasing
population of the country but unfortunately the focus seems to be shifting entirely towards
industrialization. There are serious issues of water logging and salinity, slow growth of allied
products, low per hectare yield; inadequate infrastructure especially farms to market roads,
uneconomical land-holdings, old methods of production, lack of irrigation facilities and inadequate
agricultural research.
By keeping this scenario in mind, these some essential steps that should be taken by the
government for agricultural reforms and sustainable development as a remedy to enhance the
agricultural production in Pakistan.
In Pakistan, 55% of labor force is employed in agriculture sector. The provision of new
employment both in the agriculture industrial and other sectors can increase the income of the
workers and help them to get out of low income equilibrium. The rise in the income of formers is
spent on the purchase of industrial output such as clothes, fans etc. The enhancement in the
agriculture sector thus provides on outlet for the products of the expanding industries. Not so long
ago, Transparency Market Research (TMR) released a report, which predicted a noticeable
increase in demand for agricultural robots for farming purposes. The migration of population from
traditional agricultural lands is increasing demand for food in such areas which has promoted the
need for more work force and precise farming. This is where farm robots come in.
Insufficient progress in technological innovation, limited progressive farming techniques,
marketing and trade restrictions, low prices of crops and traditional processing methods were
major reasons for low production. The need to launch an initiative to digitize agriculture and
provide necessary information to farmers to increase production. Around 40 per cent of the total
agricultural production was wasted in post-harvest due to insufficient utilization of biotechnology,
the use of biotechnology seemed to be the most fitting solution to revive the sector. The agriculture
sector was being badly affected due to climate change and disturbance of seasons and decreasing
water level in the earth. The situation could worsen if no appropriate measures were taken, the
whole world is being affected due to climate change and Pakistan could become the single most
affected country in future if pre-emptive measures are not taken mobile company operating in
Pakistan has taken the initiative in this regard but the services of this initiative are limited to certain
regions, which needs to be extended to the whole country the federal and provincial governments
to join hands and work on productivity increase, adapting to climate change, poverty alleviation,
input subsidies, agriculture research and extension, improving seed provision, agriculture produce
markets, genetically modified crops, and meeting globalization challenges. There is a need to shift
employment from the agricultural sector to one unrelated to agriculture. Furthermore, this sector
must be commercialized rather than leaving it on a subsistence level. To this end, the provision of
improved inputs, access to markets and credit and the provision of training and education are vital.
The resilience of the farmers against economic and environmental shocks must be facilitated as
this will ensure a higher rate of productivity in the future.

The Chinese model of nutrient management system can enable Pakistan to get optimal yields out
of the lesser agriculture land. The purpose of the delegates was to introduce the Chinese nutrient
management system in the agriculture sector of Pakistan. They were of the view that Pakistan
being an agricultural country with vast arable lands is still unable to utilize its maximum potential,
particularly due to lack of modern infrastructure, conventional cultivation procedures and low-
quality chemicals and fertilizers that badly affects the yield per hectare. With the help of nutrient
management system devised by our agriculture research experts, we are able to get higher yields
from minimum land. Similar microbial fertilizers should be introduced in Pakistan to get maximum
yield from the fields with the increase in population and the development of industrialization and
rapid urbanization. The usage of new or modern technologies in agricultural sector have become
imperative to achieve better results, especially for Pakistan where most of the economy dependent
on agricultural output. Best management practices and improved policies in agriculture sector were
being widely applied successfully now a days in developed world to increase outputs, farmer’s
financial lot as well as to obtain self-sufficiency.

In Pakistan with use of robot farming, the uncultivated land can be brought to use and current
production can be maximized through automation and machine learning. Major agricultural robots
designed these days can perform singular tasks in categories including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(for the spraying of pesticides and agro- chemicals), Driverless tractors, Milking robots, automated
harvesting machines and more miscellaneous tasks. these robots can reduce labor force
requirement, decrease costs, increase efficiency and boost the agricultural production. Robots can
also help in improving the quality and cleanliness of livestock and cultivation product. For
example, robot milk farms are much safer for health than manual ones. Being an agri-centric state,
Pakistan can also take a lead in robot production during its growth phase. Like Pakistan’s research
departments on plant seeds and crop growth, if the government or the private sector funds research
on farm robots, Pakistan could end up with a major share of the robot farming industry as well. It
is evident that the need for farm robots will increase and Pakistan needs robots to increase its
agricultural output. Having a linked farming robot industry, with robots designed specifically for
countries with conditions like Pakistan, could be an added benefit and boost our GDP by much
more. While robot farming is growing, it is not seeing rapid progress. The major factor behind it
are the limitations of farm robots. Most robots are limited to a single task and current technology
is still some time away from developing robots that could run unmanned farms. As with all
upcoming products, the costs are quite high due to limited global demand and technical
expenditure. Once parts become cheaper and are developed on a wider scale, the price will drop
and farm robots will see a much wider adoption. The possible issues of Robot Farming in
Pakistan’s agricultural sector are that Technicians and Associated Professional account for just
0.06 percent of whole labor force while Plant & Machine Operators and Assemblers are a mere
0.31 percent of the force. The major factor here is the lack of consideration of agriculture related
jobs. More educated people would also mean more technical experts but due to lack of jobs in rural
areas, educated and technical personnel, which are already limited, head towards urban areas in
search of better jobs. Robot farms would need technical personnel to look after the working of the
equipment and that is an issue amongst Pakistan’s less educated farmers. There is also a factor of
limited funds as far as small and medium scale farmers are concerned. Such farmers make up a
big chunk of the total output but most of them cannot even afford tractors.
Majority of farmers in Pakistan still have not adopted machinery, which is common amongst
farmers in the west, so adoption of farm robots would need some wide-scale awareness campaigns,
government funding and promotion of tech in agriculture. Pakistan, being one of the top producers
of the most needed agricultural products, is slowly starting to lag behind the rest of the world in
terms of efficiency. Steps need to be taken in order to promote technology in Pakistan’s agriculture
sector. Use of latest machinery and automated robots can help raise living standards of farmers
and farm owners. The government and the private sector needs to assess huge potential of technical
implementation in Pakistan’s agriculture. Not only will it speed up product harvesting and in turn
prevent produce from rotting before reaching its destination, it will also improve produce handling
resulting in better quality items. In short, it means that use of technology could mean more income
for farmers, more taxes and foreign reserves for the government.