Fawad Ch believes youngsters can help transforming country's agricultural sector.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry Monday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had initiated revolutionary steps to promote young talent and entrepreneurs and urged them to help transform the country's agriculture sector.

Talking in an interview on a private news channel, Science minister said that in today's digital era, young generation including students and prospective leaders are needed to play their crucial role in supporting, developing and advancement of the agriculture sector in the country.

Farmers have always been the backbone of our country and PTI government is striving to strengthen them through innovative and solid measures, he mentioned.

Science ministry is now looking beyond familiar resources like fertilizers, pesticides and urges for scientific techniques to obtain higher results and to make farm produce not only adequate and economy-stabilizing but profitable for farmers, he added.

He assured that in coming years Pakistani Science ministry would bring real changes in the field of health and agriculture sectors, adding, Pakistani health and agriculture sectors would rule the world market and create more jobs for youngsters in the country.

He said our government's focus is on making strategic interventions in the existing marketing Eco-system for the farm sector and bringing appropriate reforms in the context of rapid agricultural development.

He said the government was not only solving problems of farmers but also working towards a better future for them.

Fawad Ch said Pakistan would soon be able to use drones and robot monitoring techniques in agriculture sector

for crops which would benefit in multiple ways. Firstly, it will save a lot of time and efforts. Secondly, it will cut a lot of expenses where Science ministry was working on it.

He said the drone technology has the potential to not only reduce the quantity of pesticide used for the purpose...

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