Pakistani Agriculture Needs Digitization
Pakistani Agriculture Needs Digitization: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) Conference On Agriculture endorsed that Agriculture is pivotal for national economy and its digitization will play an important role in pushing the sector forward.
The conference with Chinese industrialists highlighted striking prospects of the agriculture sector in Pakistan.
Conference was told the challenges encountered by the industry and briefed that the industry lacked modern and up-to-date technology, which was needed to meet agricultural demand.
In a recent report released by Pakistan Business Council, Pakistan’s low crop yield per hectare has not gotten any better for a long time and now it has sunk to one of the lowest levels in the world.
Pakistan Agriculture Statistics
A major part of Pakistan’s economy relies on the agriculture sector, which had a 19.5% share in the gross domestic product, the total size of the economy.
Pakistan’s agricultural productivity ranges between 29% and 52%, far lower than the world’s best averages for major commodities, the report says.
Pakistan produces 3.1 tons of wheat from one hectare, which is just 38% of the 8.1 tons produced in France – the world’s best productivity.
Similarly, Pakistan produces 2.5 tons of cotton per hectare, which is 52% of the 4.8 tons produced in China.
Sugarcane yield stands at 63.4 tons per hectare in Pakistan, which is 51% of the 125.1 tons Egypt produces from every hectare while maize productivity is estimated at 4.6 tons per hectare, 41% of the 11.1 tons that France is producing. In the case of rice crop, Pakistan produces 2.7 tons from every hectare, which is merely 29% of the 9.2 tons per hectare in the US.
Agricultural commodities, particularly cotton, provide critical contributions for Pakistan’s major manufacturing industries. However, lower harvests translate into low industrial production and higher costs, says the report.
Pakistan exports a number of agricultural commodities and their value added products. Sugarcane is used to make sugar and confectionery items that are exported. Rice and maize are also exported.
It is very important to upgrade the agriculture industry and make it more powerful and engaging. China will install vegetable processing plants with annual output of 20,000 tons along with fruit juice and jam production plants with a capacity of 10,000 tons.
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