Dr. Iqrar Ahmad asserts that Pakistan urgently requires adoption of cutting-edge, cunning, and precise agricultural techniques to boost crops productivity and guarantee food security.
The experts at a seminar urged national promotion of contemporary trends, such as precision agriculture, in order to boost crops productivity and address the nation’s challenges with food security.
The Precision Agriculture and Analytics lab at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) hosted the seminar on smart agriculture on Tuesday at the Centre for Advanced Studies Auditorium.
Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, vice chancellor of the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, presided over the discussion, and Drs. Qamar-uz-Zaman, Ahmad Ali Mallahi, and Asif Kamran, vice chancellors of the Arid University of Agriculture in Rawalpindi, also spoke.
Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan asserts that Pakistan urgently requires the adoption of cutting-edge, cunning, and precise agricultural techniques to boost crops productivity and guarantee food security.
He continued by saying that precision agriculture relies on every seed grain, every horsepower of equipment, and every hour of farm labour to remain competitive and sustainable in the face of climatic and economic changes.
According to him, Pakistan’s agricultural productivity was stagnating due to a lack of cutting-edge agricultural technologies and clever farming techniques.
In order to achieve self-sufficiency, he insisted that Pakistan could increase wheat crop production by 10% by lowering post-harvest losses. According to Professor Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman, precision farming makes use of contemporary technologies to raise crop quality and profitability.
“It optimizes resource usage. Consequently, this agricultural management system aids in the growth of sustainable agriculture, “Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman, a professor, added.
Industry and academia could easily create cutting-edge agronomic practises to address issues with food security through collaboration and joint efforts according to Dr. Ahmad Ali Mallahi. He continued by saying that by involving the stakeholders through field tests and prototyping, the agricultural sector could increase productivity.
Dr. Asif Kamran, a professor, advocated for the use of drones, remote sensing, and satellite imaging techniques in agriculture to estimate crop yields and facilitate timely trade-related decisions. He urged all parties to develop a thorough strategy to address the issues at the national level.