Waqas A. Khan

Waqas A. Khan

Waqas A. Khan

Common Misconceptions about the Agriculture Industry in Pakistan Part-2

No Scope for Organic Farming in Pakistan As defined by FAO (1999) “Organic farming is an environmental friendly ecosystem management in which, use of all kinds of synthetic inputs is eliminated”. In the area demarcated for “organic farming” crops are cultivated without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs, hormones, Genetically Modified Seeds (GM …

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Common Misconceptions about the Agriculture Industry in Pakistan

Do you believe that markets for agricultural commodities are highly distorted? And if you believe this, then I would say that it is an understatement because almost all high-income countries engage a dizzying array of policies to support farm income, such as import tariffs; tariff-rate quotas (in which imports regarding agriculture are subject to a …

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Dr. Waqas A. Khan is a Journalist - Educationist - Lawyer from Kasur Pakistan.