Economy of Pakistan

AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Main Areas
Introduction Irrigation Crop situation Irrigation projects Agriculture credit Farm inputs Live-stock Fisheries Forestry

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

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

irrigation

Irrigation
Pakistan basically a dry country
Sufficient rainfall is not available Monsoon season is not reliable 8%land is enjoying good rainfall

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

Crop situation

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.

Crop situation
Economically there are two crops Major and minor Major crops contributes to 32.8% in agriculture And 7.1% in GDP Minor crops adds upto 11% in agriculture

cotton

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

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 gold for premium production

Sugar-cane

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 0910 cultivated on 943thousand hectares

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

wheat

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

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

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

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.

Farm-inputs

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 25.3%

Improved seed
Basic item for good yield Efficiency of other inputs depend on it . In 09-10 305.8thousand tones of improved seed were distributed FSC&RD is controlling this distribution having 28testing laboratories in country

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

mechanisation

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

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

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 Quality Control and Research Laboratory Quetta has been completed

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 sector investment e. Construction of small & medium dams,

Irrigation projects
Works on Gomal Zam Dam Project is Tribal/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area continues despite of law& order situation. A sum of Rs. 5.71 billion was spent for lining of irrigation channels in Punjab, Sind and KhyberPakhtunkhwa. An amount of Rs. 16.067 billion was spent for the improvement of existing irrigating system.

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 year

AGRICULTURE CREDIT
ZTBL is premiere bank in providing agri-loans Providing affordable agriculture services to rural sector Since inception up to March 31, 2010, the Bank has disbursed loan amounting to Rs. 648.313 billion. The bank so far has financed 532,254 tractors

Agriculture credit
Different services provided in this regard are Benazir tractor scheme

Awami zarai scheme

Rural development scheme

Forestry

Forestry
Pakistan is committed to increase forest cover from existing 5.2 % to 5.7% by the year 2011 and 6 % by the year 2015. By 2030, Pakistan will be managing all types of forests on ecosystem approach, Pakistan has set a new Guinness World Record in maximum tree planting 300 people planted 541,176 propagulesof mangrove tree on 796 acres on an island at Keti Bundar in the Indus Delta.

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 200809

Live-stock

Live-stock
The livestock development strategy revolves around the 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.

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.

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 Mouth Disease (FMD) in Pakistan 4-Poverty Reduction through Small holder Livestock Development 5-Animal Quarantine Department (AQD

Fisheries
. Fisheries share in GDP although very little but it adds substantially to the national income through export earnings . 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 marine and inland fish production was estimated 952,735 M. tons out which 667,762 M. tons was marine production and the remaining catch come from inland waters

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

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