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Organic Farming For Healthier Food
Organic Farming For Healthier Food
healthier food”
By Muhammad Abid,
From Dawn Business Review
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Farming in Pakistan
Farmers in Pakistan use fertilizers &
pesticides extensively
Our fields have become so infertile that
without the use of fertilizers we cannot
present a good yield
The pesticides we use is the major cause of
environmental degradation, by polluting
soil & ground water
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WTO Regulations & exports
According to WTO regulations those
countries which use fertilizers and
pesticides extensively there exports will
be restricted
Pakistan will be fully complied with the
regulations of WTO by 2010
And it will be unable to keep tough quality
standards which will affect its exports
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Exports
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Government policies
Subsidies to farmers for organic farming
Public-private partnership to improve
marketing of organic produce
Capacity building and awareness movement
among farmers to facilitate organic
farming
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Reference Dawn
Business Review
(March 2009)
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Questions
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