Multan, April 28 -- The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) hosted the Kissan Convention in Multan on Sunday. Agricultural workers, farmers, and activists gathered to address pressing issues related to climate change, land rights, corporate farming, and the exclusion of women and minority groups from agricultural policy discussions.

As outlined in a press release from HRCP, the convention painted a bleak picture of the ongoing crisis in Pakistan's agricultural heartland. Climate change is severely disrupting crop cycles and threatening the livelihoods of many farmers. Speakers emphasised the negative impact of unpredictable weather patterns and drying canals, warning that these factors are pushing the agricultural sector to the ed...