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Agriculture Jobs and
Careers in Pakistan |
Farming jobs and agriculture jobs are available after
completing
agriculture degree
program
Agriculture and its allied profession are not merely source
of
employment but a complete way of life. The future of a
career in agriculture in Pakistan is very bright.
One can find farming jobs, agriculture jobs very easily after
successfully completing agriculture degree. Pakistan basically is an
agricultural country.
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
employment normally available in the villages where agriculture
research institutions have been established by the government.
T
herefore, Jobs opportunities in agriculture are normally offered by
the government organizations.
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)
Eligibility/Admission Criteria for agriculture degree
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.
