ISLAMABAD : Country needs to utilise its potential in the agriculture sector by adopting modern farming techniques and shifting its focus from conventional agriculture methodology, said CEO Harvest Tradings. Talking to a group of growers of KPK, he said lack of research, insufficient funds allocations and discouragement to domestic crop varieties are among few major impediments in the development of agriculture.  Strong public institutions, better research and policies could help improve agri growth.
The private sector can supplement and support, but when we talk about national coverage for three million small commercial farmers, we need a strong public sector.
He said that Pakistan could learn from India's experiment with urban industry. The growth of large-scale goods and urban services industry, as a result of Manmohan Singh's economic policies in the 1990s, did not pull agriculture sector because of weakened public institutions.
It is time to focus on the unexplored potential of dairy industry and horticulture to push the overall agriculture growth rate as opposed to only focusing on the growth rate of wheat crop.
Jawad proposed that international agriculture experts must be invited to find ways and means for increasing per yield production and developing new varieties for fruits and vegetables as well.