IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE

BY: ROOMANA ALI MUGHAL

WHY AGRICULTURE??

CONTENTS

AgricultureAgriculture in PakistanMain cropsWheatCottonMajor problems of Agriculture in Pakistan

agriculture

Cultivation of crops, and other life forms

To get food ,biofuel ,medicines and fibre

Farming of animalsFor leather , milk and dairy products

Dates back to 2500 BC

Agriculture in Pakistan

• to fulfill your hunger• Accounts for 21% of GDP• 80% of export economy is agro-based products• Total area of Pakistan is 79.6 million hectors– Forest area 4.27– Cultivated area 22.04– Non-cultivated 23.25– Canals 6.36

Main cropsWheat, cotton ,rice, sugar cane , fruits , vegetablesTwo types of crop seasons

Kharif cropsRabi crops

Cash cropsEarn foreign exchangeCotton, wheat , rice , sugar cane and seed oilstobacco

WHEAT

• Wheat• 2nd largest cash crop• 7th largest supplier and producer• 3% of GDP

COTTON

CottonFifth largest producer third largest exporter

Major problems

•Old methods of production•Low per hectare yield•Water storage•Plant disease•Financial problems

Old method of production

Low per hectare yield

Least production rate for last 3 yearsPer Capita production less than India and Afghanistan

Water storage

INDIA PAKISTAN

Plant diseases

Loss of crops due to parasitic and Fungal attacksNo proper solution In Pakistan

Financial problems

Tax concessionCapitalismPoor life style of farmersLack of credit

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