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Agriculture of Pakistan

Agriculture of Pakistan. Mrs. Farina Zulfi (Lecturer Geography). DA Public School (O & A Levels), 216-Khayaban-e-Shaheen Phase VIII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan. Introduction. Agriculture is a vital sector of Pakistan,s economy contributioning 21% of GDP emploing 44% of work force

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Agriculture of Pakistan

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  1. Agriculture of Pakistan Mrs. Farina Zulfi (Lecturer Geography) DA Public School (O & A Levels), 216-Khayaban-e-Shaheen Phase VIII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan

  2. Introduction • Agriculture is a vital sector of Pakistan,s economy contributioning 21% of GDP • emploing 44% of work force • 67.5% are leaving in rural areas and directly involved in agriculture • Main agricultural products are cotton,wheat,rice,sugar cane,fruits and vegetable

  3. Crops Rabi (Winter) Kharif (Summer)

  4. Cotton • An important cash crop of • Pakistan • Accounts for 8.6 % of value • added in agriculture • Contributes 1.8 % to GDP

  5. Cotton Growing Regions

  6. Sugar Cane • Most important cash crop grown in kharif season. • It provides raw material to sugar and sugar related industries. • Its share in value added of Agriculture is 3.6 %. • Its account for GDP is 0.8 %.

  7. Sugar Cane Growing Regions

  8. Rice • It is grown in kharif season. • Rice is an important cash crop and one of the main export item of Pakistan. • It accounts for 6.4 % of value added in Agriculture and countributes 1.4 % GDP. • Pakistan grows high quality rice to meet both domestic demand and for export.

  9. Rice Growing Regions

  10. Wheat • Leading food grain of Pakistan. • Contributes 14.4 % to value added in Agriculture. • Contributing 3.1 % to GDP.

  11. Wheat growing regions

  12. Other Crops • Maize • Pulses • Oil seeds

  13. Factor Affecting Agricultural Production

  14. Problems of Agriculture

  15. Remedies • Feudalism should be abolished and land should be alloted to poor farmers. • Good quality seeds can increase crop yield by 10 to 20 %. • New Agricultral policy should be announced for small farmers. • Establishment of diffrent Agricultral zones. • Lestest machinery should be provided to farmers to increase per acre yield. • Proper irigation system.

  16. Conclusion

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