Major Crop’s in Pakistan
it’s impact on economy
Major Crops Of Pakistan
The main Crops of Pakistan are classified into food crop and new food crops. The
each crop include wheat, rice, maize, coarse grains, grams and other pulses. The
cash crop in cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, mustard and sesame. The total area
yield and productions of crop is now discussed under separate heads.
Wheat:
Wheat is the principal food crop of the people. It occupies us
important position in farming polices. The share of wheat is
1.8% to GDP and 9.2% to value added agriculture.
Rice:
Rice is the 2nd largest food crop in Pakistan. It is now a major export
items and contribution 3.5% and 0.7% of value added in Agriculture and
GDP. During 2019-20 rice contributed under rice crop has increased ny 9
percent to 3.335 thousand increased.
Pakistan produces finest quality of rice named as “Banaspati”.
Maize
Maize is and important food grain as well raw material for edible
production. It is also used to produce starch and poultry food mixes.
Maize contributes 3.41 to the value added in agriculture and 0.6% to
the GDP.
Other Crops:
During 2019-20 gram production declined by of 47% on access of
decline in area yield and unfavorable weather conditions. The
production of Bajra jowar decreased by 30.7 percent and 20 percent
respectively.
Cash Crops:
Cotton:
Cotton is the most important cash crop of Pakistan in items of area and
addition. During 2019-20 cotton production stood at 7 million bales
showing a 23% over the production of 9 million bales during same period
last year, continue has 0.6 percent share in GDP and contribution 3.1
percent in agriculture value addition.
Sugarcane:
Sugarcane is high value cash crop of Pakistan and is significant
important for sugar and sugar related industries in the national
economy. It provides material for sugar industry which is the country’s
second largest agro industry sector.
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