Comments on: Is Leasing Agricultural Land to Foreign Countries A Good Idea? http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/01/leasing-agriculture-land-foreign/ Pakistan. Pakistani. Pakistaniat. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Abdul bari http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/01/leasing-agriculture-land-foreign/comment-page-10/#comment-203808 Abdul bari Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:14:55 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=9003#comment-203808 I think it is a terrible idea. I also wonder who would actually want to buy land in today's Pakistan. I think it is a terrible idea. I also wonder who would actually want to buy land in today’s Pakistan.

]]> By: Riaz Haq http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/01/leasing-agriculture-land-foreign/comment-page-10/#comment-191664 Riaz Haq Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:02:26 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=9003#comment-191664 The train is leaving the station. What should be done, if the leasing of Pakistan's fertile farm land to foreigners is fait accompli? Can we stop it? I doubt it. So what's the next best thing? What I am proposing on my blog is as follows: "Pakistan faces potentially severe food and water shortages in satisfying the needs of its growing population. Significant investments are urgently required to avert potential famines and droughts. The best course of action now is to try and pressurize Pakistan's leadership and negotiating team to proceed cautiously and craft the best possible terms for a few pilot deals they can to ensure Pakistanis' food security and looking after Pakistan's best long term interests, while offering reasonably attractive returns to investors." Read more at: http://www.riazhaq.com/2009/09/pakistans-farmland-controversey.html The train is leaving the station. What should be done, if the leasing of Pakistan’s fertile farm land to foreigners is fait accompli? Can we stop it? I doubt it. So what’s the next best thing?

What I am proposing on my blog is as follows: “Pakistan faces potentially severe food and water shortages in satisfying the needs of its growing population. Significant investments are urgently required to avert potential famines and droughts. The best course of action now is to try and pressurize Pakistan’s leadership and negotiating team to proceed cautiously and craft the best possible terms for a few pilot deals they can to ensure Pakistanis’ food security and looking after Pakistan’s best long term interests, while offering reasonably attractive returns to investors.”

Read more at: http://www.riazhaq.com/2009/09/pakistans-farmland- controversey.html

]]> By: ANON http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/01/leasing-agriculture-land-foreign/comment-page-9/#comment-191437 ANON Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:58:57 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=9003#comment-191437 Good article, but remember if the land is idle and no body has developed it for irrigation, then in such a case who so ever makes it productive must be given a chance to do so. Ideal situation is that all land in Pakistan must be irrigated no matter what, and if its owners are not cultivating their land, it must be surrendered to those who are willing to grow crops on it. Good article, but remember if the land is idle and no body has developed it for irrigation, then in such a case who so ever makes it productive must be given a chance to do so.

Ideal situation is that all land in Pakistan must be irrigated no matter what, and if its owners are not cultivating their land, it must be surrendered to those who are willing to grow crops on it.

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