Kitchen gardens will increase self-reliance
LAHORE: Regardless of how successful the chicken farming plan of the government will turn out to be once implemented, it is commendable that the government of Punjab has devised a plan to promote kitchen gardening, thereby encouraging people to grow vegetables in their kitchen gardens.
It is important for a society that has embraced the fast food culture welcomingly. With the sudden sprout of fast food joints in Pakistan, eating habits of the younger population have heavily shifted towards ready-for-consumption food which is not only an unhealthy trend but is also resulting in environmental degradation.
Kitchen gardens will increase self-reliance in case of a population that depends on agricultural supplies from rural regions of the country. The approach is not only economical but also ensures easy availability of vegetables.
Iman Akram
Published in The Express Tribune, December 10th, 2018.
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