China digital farming: Pak-project 'Digital Dera' comes into play

ISLAMABAD (APP): China's digital farming and smart agriculture practices are going to be a shot in the arm of Pakistan's agriculture growth with inspiration from Chinese agro-based innovative technologies and techniques. A group of young Pakistani agri-tech entrepreneurs have pioneered a project "Digital Dera" in district Pakpattan, around 148 kilometres away from Lahore. A tech-savvy project "Digital Dera" aims to empower farmers with cutting-edge agriculture solutions and assist them in the creation of smart communities. Talking to Gwadar Pro, founder of "Digital Dera" and co-founder of a Think Tank 'Agriculture Republic', Aamer Hayat Bhandara emphasised that data, information, advisory and…