Agriculture technology.

Byline: Shahryar Khan - Peshawar

IF the government develops a plan to introduce new agriculture technologies among the farmers of Pakistan, the country will quickly increase its agriculture output leading to more exports, and an increase in food production which will help reduce poverty.

The government should identify the crops, the most suitable technology and later the target areas.

The government must invite private sector to invest and become distributors of the agriculture technology in selected areas. Each selected party will have to invest Rs2.5 million for stock and get a place to operate in the area designated to them.

The government should provide 50 per cent cost grant for the first five customers. It should also provide free installation of equipment and training to these first five customers for each distributor.

The success of these five farms will persuade more farmers to buy the same product after they see the...