Economy of Pakistan

Major Crops of Pakistan

 Wheat, Cotton, Rice, Sugarcane
and Maize
 Crops in Pakistan
Rabi Crops Kharif Crops

• They are sown in the • They are sown in the

winter season’s beginning summer season i.e. April
i.e. October to November.  to June. 
• They are harvested in early • They are harvested at the
summers i.e. April to May. beginning of winter i.e.
October to November. 
• These crops include barley • These crops include
wheat, pulses, grams, and sugarcane, rice, cotton,
oilseeds.  millet, and maize. 
Wheat
Wheat

The wheat grows in

Nawabshah, entire
Punjab and Indus
Plains. The
harvesting requires
extensive manual
work because grains
needed to be
separated from the
chaff. 
 Wheat

It requires a dry harvesting season and the

rainfall of October & November also helps in
its growth. It is stored or transported for sale. 
Wheat seeds are sown in the ground directly. 
It does not require too much water to
cultivate. 
 Rice
It require hot temperature while
cultivating. And dry and warm
weather to harvest. It required a
huge amount of rainfall  The
ideal rainfall is 2000 mm, but
Pakistan has insufficient rainfall. 
Depending on the size of the
farm, threshing can be done
using machines or animals. 
The rice then goes to mills for
packaging. 
Rice
Rice is grown in fertile lands of Sindh, Punjab and
Balochistan region where millions of farmers rely on
rice cultivation as their major source of employment.
Among the most famous varieties grown in
Pakistan include the Basmati, known for its flavour
and quality.
Pakistan is a major producer of this variety .
 Cotton
Main Areas for Cotton are
Nawabshah, Bahawalpur,
Multan, Bahawalnagar, and
Rahimyar Khan. 
For harvesting, it requires
dry weather. It needs the soil
to be alluvial and deep and
the land needs to be flat.
These cotton balls are
picked and transported to
mills
Sugar cane
Main Areas for Sugarcane are Faisalabad,
Nawabshah, Peshawar, and Mardan. It requires
hot temperatures for cultivation and dry
weather for harvesting. The soil needs to be
alluvial and deep and a huge amount of rainfall
is required as well.
Harvesting requires manual labour. After it is
cut, it is transported to sugar mills.
 
MAIZE
•It's a kharif crop.
•It's a food grain as well as a raw
material for edible oil
production.
•It is used in the manufacture of
corn flour, custard powder and
other processed foods.
•It's an also used as fodder for
animals and poultry.
Export
Pakistan exports rice, cotton, fish, fruits (especially
Oranges and Mangoes), and vegetables and imports
vegetable oil, wheat, pulses and consumer foods.
Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan's economy. It
accounts major share of the GDP and together with
agro-based products fetches 80% of the country's total
export earnings.
Cotton textile production and apparel
manufacturing are Pakistan's largest industries,
accounting for about 65% of the merchandise exports
and almost 40% of the employed labour force.
Economical Issues in Pakistan
Pakistan and its people has a lot of
potential and we are blessed with a
whole lot of natural resources.
If the government plans wisely, and the
people work hard, the economy of
Pakistan can be taken to a whole new
level.
 Read about the major crops of Pakistan

https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Asia-and-th
e-Pacific/Pakistan-AGRICULTURE.html
•https://balochistan.gov.pk/explore-balochistan/natural-resour
ces/
•https://mnm.punjab.gov.pk/important_minerals_occurring_in
_punjab
•https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/food/pakistan-irrigation/