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Agricultural Products of Pakistan

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS.

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Economy of Pakistan largely depends on agriculture. It provides livelihood to millions of people who are associated with agriculture one way or the other. There are two crop growing seasons in Pakistan. One is the Rabi in which the crops are sown in the beginning of winter season (October-November) and harvested in early summer (April-May). [...]

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Agriculture – The backbone of Pakistan

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by MairaS.

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Pakistan depends largely on agriculture for sustenance. Nearly 25% of the land is farm-able and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems of the world. Pakistan stands 20th worldwide and 5th amongst the Muslim countries in farm production. The major crops produced are wheat, rice, cotton and sugarcane. Pakistan also produces fruits and [...]

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Agricultural Products of Punjab

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by MairaS.

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The province of Punjab in Pakistan is blessed with rich alluvial soil. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Punjab. The tributaries of River Indus flowing through the province have made farming easy. It also has the world’s largest canal system to supply water for irrigation purposes to far flung areas. Punjab produces [...]

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Agricultural Products of NWFP

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by MairaS.

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NWFP experiences severe cold weather. The heavy snowfall makes farming impossible. In some places people migrate to warmer places as well. As most of the area is mountainous, “terrace farming” is practiced here. In terrace farming, steps are cut out in to steep hills and the edge of the slope is bordered with stone walls [...]

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Agricultural Products of BALOCHISTAN

Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by MairaS.

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Balochistan is a land of diversity. Not only are there dissimilarities in the topography of the region, the climate varies as well. Basically Balochistan is dry and barren and receives little rainfall thus making it difficult for people to live and crops to grow. No wonder being the largest province area wise it has the [...]

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Agricultural products of SINDH

Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by MairaS.

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Pakistan depends largely on agriculture for its economic development. A contribution of 30% to the GDP (Gross Domestic Production) makes Sindh the 2nd largest supplier of agricultural products. In the province of Sindh only 40% of the land can be cultivated. The rest comprises of the rugged and barren Kirthar Range and the sandy Thar [...]

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Effects of Climatic Changes on Agriculture

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by MairaS.

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The increasing effects of global warming on the agricultural climate in Pakistan are posing huge problems for the government and the people. Due to the increase in temperature and the scarcity of adequate rainfall, the agriculture in Pakistan is facing a severe crisis which can threaten to blow out of proportion if proper care is [...]

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New Varieties of Corn

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by MairaS.

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In a bid to improve the variety and yield of the agricultural corn produced in the country, the Pakistan government has given the go-ahead for the agricultural think-tank to introduce new corn varieties. Apart from the obvious effects of increased yield, there are many advantages of using this new variety of agricultural corn. For instance, [...]

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Agriculture Industries in Pakistan

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by MairaS.

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Agriculture accounts for almost 1/4th of the total GDP of Pakistan and is responsible for providing mass employment. On an average, agriculture industries employ almost 48% of the total work-force in Pakistan which is a huge number. Apart from mainstream agriculture, there is also the industry of fishing in Pakistan which is not so big [...]

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Advantages of Fertilizer Farming

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by MairaS.

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With the increasingly worse yields of agricultural crops that the farmers of Pakistan are getting each successive year, it is high time that they employed the use of agricultural fertilizers for the betterment of crops. There are a lot of factors which can be thwarted to increase the yields by the help of the same. [...]

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