agriculture issues in Pakistan

3. Economy of every state depends on three
sectors
 Agriculture
 Industry
 Commerce

4. Pakistan is an agricultural state thus
agriculture gains are of much importance
than any other sector
 It feeds people
 Provide raw material
 Base of foreign trade

5.  It contributes 19.8 percent to GDP
 It absorbs 42.3 percent of total country
labor
 About 22.67 % of 79.2 % area is under
cultivation
 Major crops are Wheat ,Rice ,Cotton
,Maize & Sugarcane
 Minor Crops are Pulses, Barley, Tobacco,
Gram etc.

6.  Lack of Education & Technical power
 Small land Holdings
 Excessive use of chemicals
 Low Market Infrastructure
 Lack of canal water & water loss due to
bad management (22m acres)
 Lack of Mechanization

7. • Under Utilization of Land
• Under Utilization of Manpower
• Uneconomic Holdings
• Water-logging and Salinity
• Lack of Water Supply
• Low per Acre Yield
• Insufficient Use of Inputs
• Poor Rural Infrastructure
• Insufficient Agricultural Research
• Lack of Extension Service
• Defective Land Tenure System
• Insufficient Facilities

9.  Increase in Irrigation Facilities
 Farm Mechanization
 Agricultural Research
 Cooperative Movement
 Reclamation Programs (SCARP 1959)
 Proper use of chemicals
 Marketing Facilities
 Land reforms

10. Credit Policy (ADBP 1961)
Agriculture is a backward and a poor sector. The farmers need loans to
purchase various types of inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, tractor,
tube-wells, etc.
a. Development loans
b. Production loans
c. Agri-Business loans
d. Cottage industry loans
e. Off farm income generating activities loan