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economy, like Pakistan’s, is a pertinent topic inherent digital agricultural technologies on cereal crop
in the main objective of relevant research. The findings yield (CCY) in Pakistan.
from this research may address the global demands for (iii) To assess the causal relationships and directional
ecologically responsible leadership and help advance influences among key variables including CCY,
climate-resilient policy. Pakistan’s economic priorities precision agriculture technology (PAT), digitization
are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals in agriculture, agricultural value-added (AGRI),
(SDGs) and global development targets. Pakistan’s environmental factors, and farmer adaptation rates.
economic priorities are aligned with the SDGs and global The study presents some new sustainable agricultural
development targets. The current study examines topics insights for developing markets. Instead of focusing on
relevant to SDGs 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), 6 technological adoption or environmental effects, this
(Clean Water and Sanitation), 13 (Climate Action), and 4 study examines the influence of precision agriculture,
(Quality Education), which have close associations with data analytics, CH and nitrous oxide (N O) on grain
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Pakistan’s economy, demonstrating their significance to crop yields in Pakistan. The findings challenge our
worldwide development. Pakistan’s economic reforms, conventional wisdom, revealing that macro-level
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poverty reduction, and infrastructure development off- agricultural growth and field-level productivity diverge
era transformative model for other developing countries structurally and that agricultural value added and grain
facing the same developmental challenges. yields negatively correlate in both the short and long
The resource endowment, financial policies, level terms. The study on Pakistan, a country with low digital
of science and technology, economic development, penetration in the agricultural sector and high climate
employment ratio, and market demand in Asia vary hazards, provides contextualized empirical data to guide
significantly due to the region’s vast geography. The technology and policy changes. This study applied the
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configurations reveal a lack of boundary conditions, Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing,
such as the rate of land use and fertilizer input, which distinguishes between short-term adaptation
although these variables are partially influenced by impacts and long-term technological implications
fundamental factors like climate, soil quality, and on crop yield, providing a more complete view of
economic conditions. Meanwhile, these indices are agricultural processes. This study is methodologically
critical for ensuring food security in Asia. The ability substantial and policy-relevant for enhancing climate
of industrialized economies to produce grains is assured resilience and food security in Pakistan and similar
due to favorable regulatory environments and high levels agricultural economies.
of agricultural mechanization. De Rosa et al. advocate The study is structured as follows: the first section
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for fostering a conducive policy environment and is an introduction of the topic, as discussed earlier,
providing technical assistance to improve agricultural followed by a literature review in the second section.
practices in rural regions. However, for long-term Data and methodology are presented in Section 3.
development, both increased agricultural production Section 4 presents the results and their discussion. The
and improved environmental conditions are necessary. final section showcases the conclusions of this study.
Enhanced agricultural output promotes economic
growth by reducing poverty, improving income 2. Literature review
distribution, and increasing food production. Raihan
et al. further elaborate that increased agricultural In Pakistan, AgriTech and precision farming are
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output benefits the environment. Economic growth modernizing the agricultural sector, a vital element of
is linked to agricultural output, driving the need for the economy. Rising climatic unpredictability, resource
improved environments, goods, public amenities, and inefficiency, and stagnant yields have increased the
the enactment of environmentally friendly legislation. need for inventive, technology-driven solutions,
The current study was conducted to address the but rural areas are still dominated by the usage of
following research objectives: traditional methods. GPS-enabled equipment, remote
(i) To investigate the role of agricultural technology sensing, soil sensors, and real-time data analytics
(AgriTech) in driving agricultural sustainability, may boost crop yields in precision agriculture. 21,22
productivity, and resilience in Pakistan’s agricultural Pricing, digital literacy, and infrastructural constraints
landscape. prevent regular usage of these technologies. Few
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(ii) To examine the impact of adoption rates of studies have integrated emissions data or long-term
AgriTech by farmers, environmental factors, and sustainability indicators into technological applications,

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