Dr. Kaiser Bengali Economist/Director Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited explained how, in the short run, corporate farming in Pakistan will boost output, encouraging export and improving the balance of payments! However, he claimed that it will deplete water resources and degrade land over time. Moreover, due to their capital-intensive nature, corporate farming will lose the majority of the labor force hence the criterion for decisions will no longer be high unemployment rates and food shortages, but rather the company’s profitability itself!
