Pakistan in Brief
Population depends 70%Labor force employment 44%Share in GDP 26%Total area 79.6 million hectaresTotal cultivated land area 22 million hectares Country’s exports 80%
Pakistan stands within the top10 wheat producing countriesin the worldIt is grown on an area of 8494million hectares with anaverage yield of 2769 kg/ha 8
RICE is 2nd most important cropIt occupies 11% of the country’s cropped area. It contributes about 17% to food grain production. It is cultivated over an area of 2581 millionhectares with production of 5.4 million tons 9
COTTON is important cash cropIt contributes over 60% of Pakistan’s foreign exchange earnings. It yields 3.4 to 3.6 million tons of cotton seeds which contributes over 64% of the local edible oil production( Federal Bureau of Statistics)
Major crops are Wheat, Rice, Maize, Grams, Pulses, Cotton, Sugarcane, Tobacco, MustardPakistan stands within the top10 wheat producing countriesin the worldIt is grown on an area of 8494million hectares with anaverage yield of 2769 kg/ha 8
RICE is 2nd most important cropIt occupies 11% of the country’s cropped area. It contributes about 17% to food grain production. It is cultivated over an area of 2581 millionhectares with production of 5.4 million tons 9
COTTON is important cash cropIt contributes over 60% of Pakistan’s foreign exchange earnings. It yields 3.4 to 3.6 million tons of cotton seeds which contributes over 64% of the local edible oil production( Federal Bureau of Statistics)
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