Extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods, and droughts are affecting agriculture in Pakistan, requiring the adoption of climate smart agriculture (CSA) to effectively address the food security issue, reported WealthPK.
Dr. Aansa Rukaya Saleem, an environmental expert at the Bahria University, told WealthPK that CSA will assist in transforming the agriculture sector to support food security in the face of climate change realities like heatwaves, floods, and droughts. She said CSA’s primary goal is modern agricultural technology and advances such as inorganic fertilizer, pesticides, high-yield varieties of seeds, land management, and irrigation techniques. the smart agriculture, Decline in agricultural productivity affects industrial productivity because many industries use agricultural input as raw material, she added. Aansa said widespread changes in rainfall and temperature patterns endangered agriculture production and increased the vulnerability of people who relied on agriculture. smart agriculture,
The majority of the population living in rural areas directly or indirectly works in the agriculture sector. She said in Sindh and Balochistan, Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, millions of acres of standing crops were destroyed by the deluge caused by the continuous rainfall. Climate change disrupts the food market, posing population-wide risks to the food supplies, she added. According to Aansa, reducing threats is possible by increasing adaptability, resilience, and resource efficiency in agricultural production, which can be accomplished by using climate-resilient agricultural techniques. She said a significant shift in agriculture and food policy was required, particularly in light of the challenges posed by the climate change.
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