Kitchen gardening
A piece of land where you grow vegetables, herbs, fruit etc is called kitchen gardening. Gardening was a hobby which was being adopted by the people in past times but now the time has changed and it has changed everything with it. Now the globalization, technology has changed the view of life. New generation have many others things to do now and there is no such hobby called gardening.
Recent research of the researchers shows poverty, population, inflation and food shortage is increasing in the whole world. Prices of food have gone up three times in just past few years and one third population of Pakistan is living below the poverty line. Poor people are not able to feed their families and they are taking part in street crimes and begging.
Agriculture is one the most precious element of Pakistan. Contribution to GDP by agriculture is 24%. Since last 2 years Pakistan has been importing grains due to shortage which is enough to contribute in inflation. These results are making us not to adopt kitchen gardening as hobby but compulsory.
Kitchen gardening is the key to crush hunger. The government started a program of kitchen gardening in which great subsidy was being given but people could not be encouraged.
This is the time to reprogram it and all the NGO’s and other non-profit organizations must start program in schools, colleges, universities to encourage new generation to adopt home kitchen gardening play their important role in the economy growth. This could be the step to support our economy and government in one way.
Kitchen gardening is not only beneficial for economy; it has some health benefits as well because the growth of agricultural items is being increased by using more pesticides. Even to grow them more beautiful some chemicals are also being used which can be harmful for health. In kitchen gardening we can use pesticide according to need and grow organic items which will be having more nutrition in them. The main benefit is financial benefit. Prices are going up day by day; the fresh vegetables at backyard can save us a lot of money because there is always an initial cost and it than almost cost free.
References:
http://kgi.org/blog/salma/world-kitchen-garden-day-islamabad-pakistan
http://kgi.org/blogs/salma/pakistan-%25E2%2580%259Chome-kitchen-gardening-crush-hunger%25E2%2580%259D
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kitchen-gardeningFree-Lessons-And-SeedsPakistan/324019317611092?ref=hl
http://www.lahoregardening.com/2012/04/kitchen-gardening-punjab-government.html
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=80209&Cat=5
By Hafiz M.Imran Saeed
Lahore School of Economics
Faces of Pakistan 