Punjab Wants Farmers to Use AI

For context, the Punjab administration wants to bring artificial intelligence into the daily lives of farmers, with the provincial leadership working to apply data and technology to support farmers forecast yields and productivity.

Key points

• Pasha remarked Pakistan's population could reach 370 million to 390 million over the next two decades, creating both risks and opportunities.
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• Advisor to the Federal Finance Minister Adnan Pasha remarked Pakistan faces two major long-term challenges beyond traditional security matters: climate change and population expansion.
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• While Syngenta Pakistan additionally produced a presentation, siham Jabrane of OCP Morocco presented on how input markets affect food security.

Parliamentary Secretary Osama Leghari remarked the administration intends to lay the foundation for farmers to access AI during the remaining two and a half years of its tenure.

Speaking as chief guest at the Pakistan Agricultural Coalition's Agri Connections Conference and Expo at the Lahore Expo Center on Thursday, Leghari remarked the administration believes in a data and technological revolution in agriculture. Govt Approves Lowest Bid to Import Wheat for Sindh.

"I hope that during the remaining two and a half years of our tenure, we will successfully lay the foundation through which our farmers will have access to AI and will be able to forecast their yields and productivity, " remarked Osama.

He continued that the administration has declared this the "Year of the Value Chain" and is encouraging the corporate sector to work with farmers and add value to their products so that farmers receive a greater share while businesses additionally earn profits.

Advisor to the Federal Finance Minister Adnan Pasha remarked Pakistan faces two major long-term challenges beyond traditional security matters: climate change and population expansion. He remarked the two are closely linked to food security, water security and wider social challenges. Sindh Records Pakistan's Lowest Rainfall This Monsoon Season.

Pasha remarked Pakistan's population could reach 370 million to 390 million over the next two decades, creating both risks and opportunities. He remarked agricultural transformation cannot be financed through the public sector balance sheet alone and called on public-private partnerships in which the administration provides the ecosystem and a risk-sharing framework.

He remarked the World Bank's new country partnership framework with Pakistan includes a focus on the agriculture and climate nexus, linking climate resilience, water, agriculture, and food and nutrition security with private sector investment.

Pasha remarked this could create investable pipelines and projects rather than isolated initiatives. He identified certified climate-resilient seeds as one area requiring private investment in multiplication, processing, testing and distribution of seeds suited to heat, drought, floods and disease.

He additionally stated Pakistan needs to improve on-farm water management and water-saving agronomy since sustainable food security cannot be achieved by treating water as an unlimited input.

Pakistan Agricultural Coalition Chief Executive Kazim Saeed remarked the conference, held in partnership with Punjab's agriculture department, provides a platform to explore ways to accelerate agricultural development against the backdrop of changing global trade dynamics, shifting alliances and changing capital flows. IMF Wants More Tax on Farmers.

Saeed remarked Pakistan's agriculture sector needs leadership, noting that the country is importing commodities it has produced for centuries, including wheat, cotton and lentils. He remarked exports remain below their potential due partly to low competitiveness and food safety worries.

At a session held in partnership with the World Bank on food security against the backdrop of changing trade dynamics, Olivier Durand, lead agriculture specialist at the World Bank, stated Pakistan's agricultural production is highly fragmented, with plenty of small farmers having limited connections to markets, processors and off-takers.

Durand remarked limited market access for small farmers is a major problem for trade and food security. According to He additionally, while wheat and wheat flour remain widely accessible, around 60 percent of Pakistan's population faces difficulty affording a healthy diet.

He remarked Pakistan has doubled agricultural production over the past 30 years and caught up with some middle-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Morocco and Egypt, but remains far behind other middle-income countries in terms of fruit and vegetable production.

While Syngenta Pakistan additionally produced a presentation, siham Jabrane of OCP Morocco presented on how input markets affect food security. A separate session on deregulating agricultural supply chains was held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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