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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
•67.5% are leaving in rural areas and directly involved in
agriculture
•Main agricultural products are cotton,wheat,rice,sugar
cane,fruits and vegetable
Crops
Rabi
(Winter)
Kharif
(Summer)
Cotton
• An important cash crop of
Pakistan
•Accounts for 8.6 % of value
added in agriculture
•Contributes 1.8 % to GDP
Cotton Growing
Regions
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 %.
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