Changing climate food shortages and increasing problems and worries for farmers in Pakistan

 

After five or six months of intense heat, the month of September brings the promise of winter with cool air. This pleasant change of weather is clearly felt all over the country and especially Islamabad and its surroundings, but the extreme temperature this September has made everyone anxious across the length and breadth of the country. Minor, but not unexpected. Pakistan's account of climate changeIt occurs in the ten most affected countries. For the last few years, this change has been occurring more frequently and more intensively. The effects of this change can be seen in every sector in Pakistan, but agriculture is the sector in which these changes are having a very dangerous impact and as a result, many other sectors of human life are being directly or indirectly affected. . The effects and damages of the 2022 floods, which killed more than 1500 people and affected nearly three million people, have not yet been resolved. India's water aggression is under water, so the flood of Sutlej is in its placeBut what about the cotton crop, for which farmers were apparently being given concessions in fertilizer, electricity and other matters at all levels and the farmers were encouraged to grow cotton. Attracted because in the last ten years there was a drastic decline in the cultivation of cotton, of which manyAmong the reasons are expensive seeds, fertilisers, non-availability of canal water and consequently expensive electricity and petrol for irrigation and fake pesticides. Flooding and whitefly attack in most of the cotton growing areas have brought the standing magnificent crops to the brink of destruction, affecting not only the small farmers but also their dependence on agriculture. 

All businesses will be adversely affected. We already have to import wheat and other commodities for our food needs. Due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the prices of grains, especially wheat, have increased in the world market, which will have to be borne by the people. Pakistan was the fifth largest country in terms of production of cotton, wheat and riceThere was good production of other food grains, but now every crop failure and reduction in production has created an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness on the farmers, be it the recent G20 conference, the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Conference or the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Central to all is the rapidly changing environmentIt was to deal with the situation and the resulting disasters and to prepare in advance to deal with these situations in the future. It has been recognized at the global level that the planet will face many threats in the coming years. are rooted in environmental change but focus on environmental justiceIt is not being given, which means which countries are more responsible in bringing the environment to this point of destruction, that is, some countries are playing a major role in damaging the earth through the emission of gases that are the main cause of pollution, the consequences of which are developing countries. The backward classes have to suffer. Developing countries with less resources are the least responsible for this crisis but are among the most affected. At least in terms of food, they are almost self-sufficient. The biggest example is the country called Basket Case, Bangladesh, which introduced traditional crops like rice, wheat, corn and many other crops due to the suitability and adaptability of the weather, through which the economic conditions of the farmers improved and seventy Famine-stricken Bangladesh today is self-sufficient in terms of foodThat is, it is certain that adapting our lives according to the water shortage and daily deteriorating climatic conditions and finding new ways of adaptation are practical. 

It is very important to apply them in the field if you consider that in the last few years, the formation of cyclones and storms in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean has become very fast, that is, so fast that the names of the storms are often remembered. The temperature is increasing tremendously and the duration of summer is getting longer. Forests are very important to maintain the breathing system of the earth and to prevent floods, earthquakes, droughts and other climatic and environmental problems, and forests in Pakistan are less than five percent. Environmentalists agree that the solution to all the problems facing the earth lies in a coherent plan of action, but are we serious about overcoming these problems? Is . Wind, water and solar energy can be used abundantly for energy and for food and farmers' economic stability, it is necessary to introduce new seeds to meet new and changing demands and climates and for this government leadership. Model forms should be made. Due to lack of information and fear of loss, the small farmer is afraid of new experiments. And then adequate arrangements should be made to bring the research into practice so thatCrop production should be increased. Agricultural science has become an industry in the world. Pakistan is an agricultural country and the economic development of small farmers can pave the way for the economic development of Pakistan. All this is possible at the same time as the dozen designed for the environmentInstitutions should be organized and coordinated to pay attention to this serious problem. These problems should be researched and then adequate arrangements should be made to bring the research into practical field so that the production of crops can be increased. Agricultural science has become an industry in the world. Pakistan is an agricultural country and the economic development of Pakistan can be paved only by the economic development of small farme

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