ISLAMABAD: A new study released by WWF-Pakistan has found that agriculture here could face a loss of up to 10pc of its output by 2040 due to climate change.
This is a huge percentage, but fortunately the authors of the study also have some suggestions on what can be done to mitigate this impact. Specifically, they point to improved farm management practices such as better utilisation of water in irrigation, tillage and agro-chemical input use.
They also suggest a public policy response, involving the creation of a large number of field schools where knowledge can be disseminated to farmers to enable them to adapt to the challenges coming their way.
Adaptive strategies of the sort mentioned by the study are very important for an agrarian country like Pakistan when facing the multiple threats that climate change presents.
But one problem is that much of agricultural policy, and the power to create the dissemination networks for adaptive knowhow, lies with the provincial governments. It is crucial that the leadership at the provincial level start to awaken to their responsibilities in preparing farmers for the challenges of climate change.
Resignation need not be the only response when facing such a huge challenge.
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