Agriculture of Pakistan

Mrs. Farina Zulfi (Lecturer Geography)Mrs. Farina Zulfi (Lecturer Geography)

DA Public School (O & A Levels), 216-Khayaban-e-Shaheen Phase DA Public School (O & A Levels), 216-Khayaban-e-Shaheen Phase VIII, DHA, Karachi, PakistanVIII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan

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

Kharif(Summer)

Crops

Rabi(Winter)

• An important cash crop of Pakistan

•Accounts for 8.6 % of value added in agriculture

•Contributes 1.8 % to GDP

Cotton

Cotton Growing Regions

•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 %.

Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane Growing Regions

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.

Rice Growing Regions

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

Wheat growing regions

Other Crops•Maize•Pulses•Oil seeds

Factor Affecting Agricultural Production

Problems of Agriculture

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.

Conclusion