The major part of Pakistan consists of underdeveloped rural areas that lack facilities compared to urban areas. Rural areas have problems like poor living standards, education, health, lack of clean water and proper sanitation. Developing country governments recognize their responsibility for rural development and food security but lack capacity. Agricultural yields continue to decline despite innovations, while populations continue growing. Education, skills training, and rural technology centers can play important roles in improving rural life. Increased funding, improved policies, infrastructure, working conditions, disaster prevention, and ensuring food security are needed to strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers.

1. RURAL AREAS

2.  ROLL NO 11208024
 SUBJECT DEBATING AND PUBLIC
SPEAKING
GIFT UNIVERSITY
GUJRANWALA

3.  The major part of Pakistan is comprised of rural
areas, which are underdeveloped and lack of
facilities as compared to their urban counterparts.
 Developing country governments are increasing
aware that they have a major responsibility for
rural development and food security, but lack the
capacity and solutions to meet the challenge.
 The agricultural yields in developing countries
continue to decline, despite technological
innovations, their populations continue to expand
beyond food production capacities.

4. Problems
 Poor living standard
 Poor education
 Poor health
 Lack of clean drinking water
 Improper sanitation

5.  Generate new technologies and assimilate
imported technologies through adaptation and
innovation.
 Upgrade traditional technologies.
 Well-informed farmers can select appropriate
variety of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and a
range of other agricultural inputs.

6. Decision-making process –
 Food security problems facing developing
countries demonstrate the need for informed
researchers, planners, policy makers,
development workers and farmers.
 Information is also needed to facilitate the
development and implementation of food
security policies.

7.  Education is one of the major 'agents of change'
which can lead rural populations from abject
ignorance and poverty to a variety of new
concepts focusing on improvement in quality
of life.
 Development of basic skills relating to
agriculture, natural resource conservation,
poultry, livestock .It can play a major role in
rural development

8.  Rural Family Support Service is to assist
families to have the knowledge, skills, and
resources available to care safely for children
and young people and to provide a quality
standard of care.

9. Rural technology centre may assist in the
following:
 Provision of basic information on local
techniques, customs, etc.
 Provision of a basic infrastructure(facilities) for
research and development activities.
 Playing the role of intermediary between the
rural producers and local authorities.
 Training of rural producers.

10.  We should increase funding for agriculture,
rural areas, farmers improve our policies to
strengthen agriculture and benefit farmers.
 We should intensify work on projects to
provide running water.
 Electricity to rural homes, build and improve
roads and construct rural housing.
 Energetically improve rural working
 living conditions, so that farmers can live in a
nice environment.

11.  We should improve our ability to prevent
floods, control droughts(a period of dryness
especially when prolonged) , and prevent and
mitigate natural disasters.
 We should make safeguarding food security
our primary goal, and work tirelessly to
increase agricultural production and also
should keep the area planted in grain crops
stable, support the growing of cotton, oilseed
and sugar crops in the most suitable areas.