Transcript Mr. Jawed Salim Qureshi

PAKISTAN: ECONOMY
(TOTAL G.D.P = PKR 24,363 Billion)
Rs. 19,271
Others
79.1%
Agriculture
20.9%
Billion
*Economic Survey of Pakistan 2014-15
Rs. 5,092
Billion
Share of Punjab Agriculture
in Pakistan Agri. GDP (21.4%)
(AGRI G.D.P = TOTAL PKR 5,092 Billion)
Others
Provinces
Rs. 1,395 B
38%
Punjab Agri
Rs. 3,157 B
62%
Source: IMF DATA
Farm Area Ratio (Punjab & Sindh)
Provinces
RATIO
PUNJAB
SINDH
Farms Area
Farms Area
Hectares
%
Hectares
%
PB : SD
11868242
100
3993847
100
2.9 : 1
Under 0.5
330545
3
47117
1
7.0 : 1
0.5 to under 1.0
722972
6
160721
4
4.5 : 1
1.0 to under 2.0
1581741
13
399956
10
3.9 : 1
2.0 to under 3.0
1840976
16
368992
9
4.9 : 1
3.0 to under 5.0
2393327
20
531088
13
4.5 : 1
5.0 to under 10.0
2556789
20
721435
18
3.5 : 1
10.0 to under 20.0
1213942
10
846691
21
1.4 : 1
20.0 to under 40.0
623638
5
527067
13
1.2 : 1
40.0 to under 60.0
214180
2
141878
4
1.5 : 1
60 and Above
590120
5
248890
6
2.4 : 1
Private Farm
COTTON AREA DATA
31-DEC-2015
DG Khan (-) 40.29%
Mazaffargarh (-) 48.29%
Layyah (-) 35.59%
Rajanpur (-) 28.45%
Khanewal (-) 58.09%
Multan (-) 73.58%
Vehari (-) 60.66%
Lodhran (-)73.40%
RY Khan (-) 19.97%
4.30 Sukkar
3.12 Nawabshah
Hyderabad (-) 5.40%
0.31 Badin
CORE AREA
NON-CORE AREA
Cotton Pests 2015
Punjab & Sindh
PUNJAB
• Pink bollworm
• Jassid
• Whitefly
• • Blight (Plant wilting)
• Heavy rains
SINDH
• Pink bollworm
• Jassid
• Whitefly
• Thrips
• • Moderate rains
Production & Yield Comparison
Punjab & Sindh
SINDH vs PUNJAB
Farmer Income
PUNJAB
SINDH
YIELD / ACRE
(Mounds)
YIELD / ACRE
(Mounds)
Extra / Acre income of
Sindh Farmer PKR
Total Loss of Punjab
(Billion PKR)
Wheat
2013-14
29
36
9,450
165.6
S.cane
2013-14
584
700
20,880
39.0
19
28
22,500
123.7
CROPS
Cotton
(‘000’ Bales)
2013-14
Production & Yield Comparison of Cotton
Punjab & Sindh
PUNJAB
CROPS
*Cotton
31-12-15
AREA
(Acres)
PRODUCTION
(Million
Mounds)
5,800,000
62.64
(5.6 Mio
Bales )
SINDH
YIELD /
ACRE
(Mounds)
10.8
AREA
(Acres)
1,625,000
PRODUCTION
(Million
Mounds)
45.66
(3.7 Mio
Bales )
YIELD /
ACRE
(Mounds)
Extra / Acre
income of
Sindh
Farmer PKR
Total Loss
of Punjab
(Billion
PKR)
Total Loss
2013-14
28.1
43,250
328.3
Net Loss to Punjab cotton in 2015 as compared to Sindh Cotton in 2015 is
PKR 250.9 Billion
Net Loss to Punjab cotton in 2015 as compared to 2014 is PKR 136 Billion
Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan 2013-14
*PCGA - 2015
BASIC REFORMS TO PROMOTE
AGRICULTURE
1.
Introduction of Co-operative & Corporate farming
2.
Introduction of Commodity Trading Houses
3.
Elimination of dual taxation system to establish trading houses
4.
Zero GST regime on all agri inputs
5.
Crop Zoning
6.
Subsidies given directly to farmers
7.
Loans on zero mark up
8.
Mechanized agriculture
ROLE OF R&D IN SEEDS
•
Low acceptability of Certified Seed by the farmer
• Lack of DNA bar coding & finger printing lab to certify
Nursery
• Lack of Truth/ Labelling
• True public/private partnership in R&D with research
institutes
• Addition of oil seed crops
(Import of edible oil in 2013-14 is PKR 211 Billion)
(If we are able to bring average yield / acre equal to Sindh then
we can spare 1,467,004 hectares for canola crop & annually
save PKR 81 billion spent on import of edible oil)
ROLE OF R&D IN FERTILIZERS
•
•
Awareness of Balanced Fertilizer Applications
Micronutrients deficiency
ROLE OF R&D IN PESTICIDES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bar coding of products for quality & traceability
Mandatory accreditation labs with each
formulator/manufacturer
Establishment of pesticide residual labs in different
geographical zones
Use of low toxic and less residual pesticides for fruits and
vegetables to boost Agri exports
Establishment of GLP labs for continuous pest resistance
studies
Health, Safety and Crop Productivity improvement
program on village level by public & private sector
CREDIT ISSUES
•
•
•
Sanctioning of farmers loan as per the local value of
the land accessed by the bank
Introduction of farmers loan on zero percent mark up
who pays back at crop harvesting time
Monitoring by SBP for timely loan disbursement by
financial institutions to the farmers.