Agriculture Jobs in Pakistan

One can find farming and agriculture jobs in Pakistan very easily after successfully completing agriculture degree.  Pakistan basically is an agricultural country.   Agricultural engineers help the useful utilization of biological resources and apply their expertise in engineering technology and thus they're also known as biological and agricultural engineers. These people plan agriculture equipment, paraphernalia, sensors, procedures, as well as structures, such as those used for crop storage. Some engineers specialize in areas for example energy organism and equipment layout, structural and ecological engineering, and food and bio process engineering. They form tactics to preserve land as well as fluids not to mention the improvement the processing of agricultural goods. Agricultural engineers often work in planning and formulation, producing, sales, or management fields.   Career opportunities in agriculture field in Pakistan are available in Public Sector organization and NGOs working on the research projects in the rural areas of Pakistan.  Education and training from secondary school to university level, Ph.D programme is arranged to fulfill the shortage of trained and educated agricultural experts. Agriculture jobs in Pakistan normally available in the rural  areas  of Pakistan where agriculture research institutions have been established by the government.  Therefore, Jobs opportunities in agriculture are normally offered by the government organizations.

B.E in Agriculture Engineering in Pakistan:

Many public and Private sector universities in Pakistan offer Bachelor degree program in Agriculture.  The admission is offered on the basis of merit.  Final merit is decided upon Intermediate result and the marks obtained in engineering colleges admission test.  Minimum marks required in intermediate exam for B.E program is 60%.

Future outlook of jobs in agriculture in Pakistan

Nobody can refuse the importance of agriculture and its allied fields.  More than 80 % people in our country are directly or indirectly connected to this field.  Numerous industries which depend on the agriculture raw material have been set up.  Trained agricultural scientists are badly needed for such industries. There is no single scientist who has to wait for job for more than 6 month because there are ample opportunities available in government and private organizations.  A united nation sister organization i.e. Food and Agriculture Organization is working on the research for the prosperity in the field of agriculture.  The regional office of this organization offers Openings for Pakistani agriculture scientists time by time.  Grade 17 job in government organizations is offered to the BSc (Hons) in agriculture degree holder in this field.  BSc degree holders have opportunities to work in the following organization:

Agriculture services, forests, WAPDA, Seed Corporation of Pakistan, Water Management Project, Agriculture Development Bank, Agricultural Research Council, PCSIR, Central Cotton Committee, Military Food Laboratory, CDA, Malaria Prevention Programme, Rural Development Programme, agriculture allied industries, livestock growth centers, Dairy Farms, Personal Business, Agricultural Development Corporation, Feed of Livestock, Feed Making Industries. 

Agriculture degree Programme offered by agriculture universities in Pakistan are:

• B.Sc (agriculture)
• M.Sc (agriculture)

Admission Criteria  for  agriculture degree Program

• Intermediate Science (pre-medical) for B.Sc program
• Agriculture Universities and Colleges in Pakistan

Following institutions offered education and training in the field of agriculture and allied branches:

• Sindh Agricultural University, TendoJam
• N.W.F.P University, Peshawar
• Barani Agriculture College, Rawalpindi
• Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
• University College for Agriculture, Rawla Cot, AJK
• Agriculture College, Quetta
• College of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore
• Forest Institute, Peshawar
• Agriculture College, Multan

Nature of Work

Those who choose agriculture merely for job purpose do not remain successful.  Agriculture and allied industries are suitable career choice for those youth who select this field as a way of life.