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Economy of Pakistan

AGRICULTURE SECTOR


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Main Areas

Introduction

Irrigation

Crop situation

Irrigation projects

Agriculture credit

Farm inputs

Live-stock

Fisheries

Forestry


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introduction

Pakistan a semi-industrial country

Industries are dependent on agriculture

Agriculture sharing more than 23% in GDP

Giving employment to more than 47% of workforce


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introduction

62%population lives in rural areas ,

This sector is facing a secular decline .

Growth is not continuous,

Growth is dependent mainly on major crops


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irrigation


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Irrigation Pakistan basically a dry country

Sufficient rainfall is not available

Monsoon season is not reliable

8%land is enjoying good rainfall


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Irrigation

80% of land is dependent on irrigation

Irrigation system is one of oldest system

Canal is major part of irrigation system .

Tube-wells ,khalas and karez are also plays major roles


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Crop situation


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Crop situation

Two major crops in Pakistan

Rabi and Kharif

"Kharif", the sowing season of which Begins in AprilJune and harvesting during

OctoberDecember

"Rabi", which begins in October December and ends in AprilMay.


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Crop situation

Economically there are two crops

Major and minor

Major crops contributes to 32.8% inagriculture

And 7.1% in GDP

Minor crops adds upto 11% in agriculture


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cotton


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cotton

A non-food cash crop

Contributes 8.6% in agriculture

1.6% in GDP Sown on 3106 thousand hectares

Production is 12.7 million bales in 09-10


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BT. cotton

A new concept in cotton

is developed by Genetic Engineering

techniques

Free from pest but not sucking ones.

Yield is 30% more than simple cotton

Also known as white goldfor premiumproduction


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Sugar-cane


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Sugar-cane

grown in Kharif season

Provide raw material to sugar industry

Share in agriculture is 3.6% Share in GDP is 0.8 %

49.4 million tones production expected in 09-

10cultivated on 943thousand hectares


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Rice

Commonly known as DHAAN

Share in agriculture is 6.4%

Share in GDP is 1.6% Cultivated on 2883 thousands hectares of land

6883 thousand tones production was expected


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wheat


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wheat

the gold for Pakistans agriculture

Occupies a central position in formulation

agricultural policies

Contributes 14.4% in agriculture

3.1%share in GDP

Cultivated on 2045 thousands hectares Expected production25 million tones


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Other crops(major)

Rapeseed and mustard increased by 7.4 %

But GRAMS production decreased by 23%

As it was 7.4Million tones in last year

Now it is only 5.7 million tones


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Minor crops

Oil-seed, includes cotton seed and sun-flower

and canola

. The total availability of edible oil in 200809

was 2.821 million tons.

Local production of edible oil was 684

thousand tons in 08-09, which is 24 percent of

the total


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Minor crops

production of masoor, onion and potato

increased by 1.4%, 9.0% and 15.9%

respectively

production of mung, mash and chillies

decreased by 24.6%, 20.6 % and 0.5%

respectively.


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Farm-inputs


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Farm inputs

fertilizers

The production of fertilizers increased by 4.5%

Import increased by 133%

Govt. also giving subsidy on sulphate(500perbag)

Availability of fertilizers also increased by

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Improved seed

Basic item for good yield

Efficiency of other inputs depend on it .

In 09-10 305.8thousand tones of improvedseed were distributed

FSC&RD is controlling this distribution having

28testing laboratories in country


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Improved seed

19 new companies were registered

5 multinationals are also working in this sector

15 more varieties were approved 523.14 thousand hectares area was inspected

1004 seed samples were tested in central

laboratory


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mechanisation


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mechanisation

As world changes , agriculture also need

advancement

Agri-deptt introduces laser leveller

Provincial and federal govts launched tractor

schemes

300 bulldozers (200baluchistan 100 KPK) will

be given


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mechanisation

Small machinery for seed is available at local

agri-deptt office

Laser-levellers are available at request of

farmers

Multi-nationals also provide small machinery

to farmers as their services


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Plant protection

Proper techniques can give you higher yeild

DPP provides services in this regard

provides facilities such as Locust Survey and

Control, Plant Quarantine Service, Aerial Pest Control, Pesticide Registration, Testing and

Management

A project of Establishment of Pesticide QualityControl and Research Laboratory Quetta hasbeen completed


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Irrigation projects

Water is a key source for GDP growth and poverty

Main sectors where govt. is working are

Augmentation of water resources

b. Conservation measures c. Protection of infrastructure from onslaught of

floods

d. Significantly enhanced public sectorinvestment

e. Construction of small & medium dams,


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Irrigation projects

Works on Gomal Zam Dam Project isTribal/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area continuesdespite of law& order situation.

A sum of Rs. 5.71 billion was spent for lining ofirrigation channels in Punjab, Sind andKhyberPakhtunkhwa.

An amount of Rs. 16.067 billion was spent forthe improvement of existing irrigating

system.


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Agriculture credit

provided through ZTBL,Punjab Provincial

Cooperative Bank Limited, five big Commercial

Banks, and Domestic Private Banks

The Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee

(ACAC) has allocated Rs. 260 billion for the

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AGRICULTURE CREDIT

ZTBL is premiere bank in providing agri-loans

Providing affordable agriculture services torural sector

Since inception up to March 31, 2010, theBank

has disbursed loan amounting to Rs. 648.313billion. The bank so far has financed 532,254tractors


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Agriculture credit

Different services provided in this regard are

Benazir tractor scheme

Awami zarai scheme

Rural development scheme


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Forestry


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Forestry

Pakistan is committed to increase forest coverfrom existing 5.2 % to 5.7% by the year 2011 and6 % by the year 2015.

By 2030, Pakistan will be managing all types offorests on ecosystem approach,

Pakistan has set a new Guinness World Record inmaximum tree planting

300 people planted 541,176 propagulesofmangrove tree on 796 acres on an island at KetiBundar in the Indus Delta.


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forestry

During the year 200910 forests have

contributed 93 thousand cubic meters of

timber

263 thousand cubic meters of firewood

89 thousand cubic meters timber and 258

thousand cubic meters firewood produced in

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Live-stock

The livestock development strategy revolves aroundthe following:

Public Private Partnership led development.

National Economic growth.

Poverty Alleviation.

Food Security.

Improve Livestock service delivery. Expand opportunities for livelihood needs of farmers

Enhance Foreign Exchange Earnings.


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Live-stock

Livestock sector contributed approx 53.2 % of

the agriculture value added and 11.4 percent

to GDP

. Gross value addition of livestock at current

factor cost has increased from

Rs. 1304.6 billion (200809) to Rs. 1537.5

billion (200910) showing an increase of 17.8

percent as compared to previous year.


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Live-stock

New plans Establishment of Halal Food Certification system

in Pakistan

2-Establishment of National Research &Extension Network

3-Progressive Control of Foot and MouthDisease (FMD) in Pakistan

4-Poverty Reduction through Small holderLivestock Development

5-Animal Quarantine Department (AQD


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Fisheries

. Fisheries share in GDP although very little but it addssubstantially to the national income through exportearnings

. During the year 200809, a total of 134,000 m. tons of

fish and fishery products were exported earning US$236 million

During the period JulyMarch 200910 the total marineand inland fish production was estimated

952,735 M. tons out which 667,762 M. tons wasmarine production and the remaining catch come from

inland waters


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Fisheries

There is an increase of 1.3 percent in the

quantity compared to the last year.

Marine Fisheries Department is executing two

development projects

Stock assessment survey programme in EEZ of

Pakistan

Accreditations of quality control laboratories of

Marine Fisheries Department


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Exports

Improved government policies over the past

decade have made Pakistan a net exporter of

guar products, tobacco, cotton, and rice

Main exports are cotton and wheat

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