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Agriculture Statisticsof

Pakistan

Presented by: Hassan Tariq


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Introduction

Pakistan has agriculture based economy.This sector accounts for about 25% of the

GDP and employs 50% of the total laborforce. It contributes 80% to foreignexchange earnings and provides raw

material for major industries.


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Agriculture Overview Contribution to GDP = 21.6% Labor Force Employment = 42.1%

Average Growth rate in last two decades = 4.0%(1980s - 5.4 1990s - 4.4 2001-04 - 1.12004-05 - 6.7 2005-06 - 2.5 2006-07 - 4.5%)

Contribution of different Sub-Sectors in Agriculture

a) Crops = 47.5%

b) Livestock = 49.6%c) Fisheries = 1.3%d) Forestry = 1.6%

Share in Export Earnings (Raw/Processed)a) Cotton + Cotton Based Products = 64.7%b) Fruits, Rice, Fish, Leather = 18.2%

c) Others = 17.1%


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LITERATURE REVIEW

The Agreement on Agriculture speaks ofincreasing trade in agricultural products

through progressive liberalization.According to authors unrestricted trade

regime stimulate the economic regime and

brings the socio-economic gap amongcountries.


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LITERATURE REVIEW

M. Khalid4 has shown in his researchthat Sanitary and Phytosanitor (SPS)

agreement can impede trade inagricultural and food products

Research conducted by WTO department5

in ministry of agriculture has shown acomprehensive background of exports ofPakistan in crop sector


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Technological Needs

In mechanization of agricultural sector weconsider the innovation of new technology in

agriculture The technological progress in agricultural sector

of Pakistan was mainly composed of bringingtractors and tube wells

Introduction of tractors and tube wells boostedup agriculture sector in concerning areas


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MAIN PROBLEMS IN PAKISTAN

CROP SECTOR The environmental situation is very poor and alarming in

Pakistan

Many poor farmers with low subsistence level are unable

to take risk in their cultivation methodology Another problem was of introducing chemical in

agriculture. They were mainly composed of fertilizersand pesticides

In most of the developing countries, theenergy problems being addressed arecountering the high dependence ontraditional sources of energy supply


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KEY CROPS in Pakistan

COTTON

RICE:

SUGAR

FRUIT

VEGETABLES


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Area Distribution

Total area 79.60 million hectares

Cultivated area37.10%

Culturable waste 11.5%

Non-arable.. 31.0% .

Area under horticultural crops is about 6%(fruits sharing 69% ; vegetables 31%)

The average farm size 3.1 hectares


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Production & Export of Fruits/ Vegetables

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Production of Priority Fruits &

Vegetables in 000 tonsCitrus 2458

Mango 1754

Dates 583Apple 351

Apricot 197

Peach 70

Plum 60

Grape 48

Potato 1568

Onion 2056

Tomato 468


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2%

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25%9%

9%

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Citrus

Mango

Dates

Guava

Apple

Banana

Apricot

GrapesPeach

Plum

Others

Production of Fruits


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4%

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1%6%

29%

25%

25%

Onion

Potato

Chillies

Tomato

Turnip

Lady Finger

CauliflowerPeas

Radish

Brinjal

Garlic

Others

Production of Vegetables


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Sectoral GDP share

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1998 2005

Percentshare

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Industry

Services

Agricultural Sector Employment

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Numbers(Million)

Total

Male

Female

Fig. I-1: Sectoral GDP Share and Agriculture Sector Employment5

Employment in Agriculture Sector


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Conclusion

Pakistans crop sector is the leading sector ofagriculture.

Agreement on Agriculture is affecting the cropsector indirectly.

The main goal of Pakistan should be to give theright direction to the crop sector because a large

number of labor force is associated with it alongwith the earnings and expenditures of exportsand imports respectively

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