Pakistan has become the 15th most water-stressed country in the world. It is predicted to become water scarce by 2035. Pakistan is also an agrarian economy. Agriculture contributes about 19.2 per cent to the GDP and employs 38.5 per cent of the national labour force. Water is life to the fields and while work on canal networks and construction of dams and reservoirs is integral, the focus needs to be on the bigger picture. For now, Pakistan’s fields are ironically flooded and thirsty; sown and exhausted; and above all dependent on farmers who are unaware, under-skilled and lack access to finance and technology.