Pakistan proposed a new agro-concept for dryland farming

journal Agricultural Systems presents the first quantitative model for transitioning to sustainable agriculture through comprehensive management of water, energy, and food systems (WEF Nexus). According to the authors, the model can be applied not only in Pakistan but also in many other semi-arid regions around the world. The study was led by Professor Chen Yanin from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and addresses a key question: how to increase agricultural productivity amid the depletion of critical natural resources. Analysis of thirty years of data (1991–2021), covering agriculture, hydrology, and energy, revealed a significant mismatch between resource consumption and output. Pakistan’s agriculture consumes nearly 90% of the country’s available freshwater, yet wheat yields are only half of the global average. Projections for 2031 indicate that under the current agricultural model, achieving a 15.1% increase in productivity ...