Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan’s farmers, helping them plan crops better and distribute their produce when the time is right. Until recently, “the most modern machine we had was the tractor”, Aamer Hayat Bhandara, a farmer and local councillor behind one such project told AFP in “Chak 26”, a village in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: China’s digital farming and smart agriculture practices are going to be a shot in the arm of Pakistan’s agriculture growth with inspiration from Chinese agro-based innovative technologies and techniques. A group of young Pakistani agri-tech entrepreneurs have pioneered a project “Digital Dera” in district Pakpattan, around 148km away from Lahore. A tech-savvy project “Digital … Read more
LAHORE: The Agriculture Republic, a think-tank, has setup Pakistan’s first “Digital Dera” at a remote village of Pakpattan district in collaboration with the Internet Society Global. The facility will train 15,000 farmers in digital farming practices by providing them access to latest technology and resources. In the first phase, two desktop computers and three tablets … Read more
