THE importance of agriculture cannot be underestimated in any country, but in Pakistan this sector is the backbone of the national economy. Agriculture accounts for 26 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan. For a sector so vital to the development of the country, it has unfortunately not received the attention it truly deserves. We have strictly limited agriculture to the terms ‘cultivation’, ‘soil fertility’, ‘terrestrial environment’, etc. While these are the things that form the base of agricultural development in any area, the developed world around us has shifted its focus more towards the effects of climate change, and technological advancements, like digital agriculture, use of drones, advanced gene editing, etc.