After clean water, everyone’s first concern and desire is to get adequate food, which is why agriculture is one of the most important and largest industries in the world. has done, agricultural production is not only the trade balance of a country but also the most important factor for the health and economic security of the population of that country.
In terms of grain and vegetable production, the United States, China, India and Russia are the world leaders. China is the largest producer of rice in the world. A large country, China is also the largest producer of many vegetables, including onions and cabbage. China and India produce a large amount of food, but their population is so large that their priority is to meet the needs of their own population. Earn valuable exchange According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United States exports $118.3 billion worth of food, followed by the Netherlands $79 billion, Germany $70.8 billion, France $68 billion, and Brazil $55.4 billion. The inclusion of the Netherlands in the list of food exporting countries may come as a surprise to many because it is a small country, but despite its small size, it is the largest exporter of flowers and plants in the world. And half of the plants exported come from the Netherlands, which is also the largest supplier of tomatoes and peppers.
Once upon a time Pakistan was also a big exporter of cotton and rice but then due to inappropriate decisions of our governments we went backwards and today we have to import cotton and rice for our textile industry. Our international market has gone to India to a large extent, so the biggest question today is what are the reasons for our agricultural decline and the progress of developed countries in agriculture?
It is interesting to see how the Netherlands is a small country and has become such a big exporter. The main reason why the USA, Canada and Western European countries have advanced in the agricultural sector is that they waste very little agricultural land. As such, there is an extensive network of roads which they use extensively to transport agricultural inputs from the markets to the lands and the produce of the lands to the markets. Apart from this, the farmers there use fertilizers extensively and it is well known that if the right fertilizer is given to the crop at the right time, the yield increases manifold. One of the reasons why these countries have advanced in the agricultural sector is the use of genetically modified seeds. Due to the use of these seeds, not only has production increased, but these countries have also been freed from expensive fertilizers and herbicides. Salvation has been achieved to a great extent.
The situation is quite the opposite in Africa and South Asia, where there is very little and underdeveloped transport infrastructure, so farmers struggle to transport agricultural inputs to farms and farm produce to markets. have to face. Similarly, there is a lack of irrigation infrastructure that makes farmers in these regions heavily dependent on natural sources, such as rainfall, and these regions are also vulnerable to climate change. As far as Pakistan is concerned, the agricultural area is continuously shrinking due to the business of residential colonies. Fertilizer is available in black which the common farmer cannot buy which leads to decrease in agricultural production, due to the wrong decisions of the rulers here the farmers also face difficulties and problems as these days their wheat production is govt. Farmers are protesting due to non-sale at the fixed price.
There are also factors that make regions such as the United States, Canada and Europe stand out from other continents in terms of agricultural production, for example I cover here the efforts and initiatives being taken in Canada regarding agricultural development. I do, it will be possible to assess how serious America and Europe are for the development of the agriculture sector and what they are planning.
Now if there were so many programs and the Canadian government did not increase agricultural production after creating so many facilities, what happened and the most important thing is that these people are honest, not hoarders, not profiteers, black marketers. Here too it is not allowed, the government gives importance to the production of farmers, so development becomes their right. The reason why Pakistan and other countries are lagging behind in this sector is because of the non-serious attitude towards the above factors and lack of planning for the near and far future and above all corruption does not allow anyone to move forward.