The increase in output and productivity of agriculture could only be achieved by division of work and specialization. Today only part of the production process takes place on the farm, while, in addition, agriculture uses industrial products like fertilizer, pesticides, machinery and equipment, the services of the tertiary sector like banking, insurance etc. and hands its products over to other sectors for packing, processing, or distribution. Today, agriculture is deeply interwoven with other sectors of the economy. It cannot produce anymore without their inputs and services, and acts itself as a customer to these other sectors, thus providing work and income outside of agriculture.…
Agriculture contributes around 53 percent of the country's annual GDP. Around 28 percent of the country's GDP comes from light industry, 8 percent from the trade (of which around 87 percent is unaccounted re-exports) and around 6 percent from the construction. The unaccounted and underground trade might have a much bigger share keeping in mind the high value and illegal narcotics trade and alleged trade of small arms in Afghanistan.…
The building of Pakistan’s Economy consists of 3 main pillars; these are Services, Industry and Agriculture. Pakistan is said to be an Agricultural country as above 21% of the total contribution in income come from agriculture, in addition it is the main source of raw material for the industries, especially textile and sugar cane industry. Agriculture of Pakistan consists of 4 main components they are crops, forestry, live stock and fisheries. Major crops of Pakistan are Cotton, Sugarcane, Rice, Wheat, Maize and Pulses. Cotton being a non food cash crop contributes significantly in foreign exchange…
the results of this study reveal that the lack of training and dairy related education…
Pakistan is a fast growth country given that it is in a tough neighborhood. For the last 5 years it has averaged 6-7% growth. Pakistan has been burdened with a costly arms race with the 8 times larger India. This has placed severe strain on her resources ever since her independence.…
to the national economy in terms of exports. In Asia Pakistan is on the 8th position for the…
This study is conducted to find out the impact of production and import of fertilizer on agriculture sector of Pakistan. Pakistan is an agricultural economy and majority of people live in the rural areas and associated with the agricultural activities. Some major fertilizer production units are playing an important role in fulfilling the demand of fertilizer. Some major kinds of inorganic fertilizers (DAP, CAN, NP, UREA) are being used in the production of major crops on a large scale. Inorganic fertilizer increases the growth of crops. Secondary data is used for this study. In this study it is found that some major inorganic fertilizers are used to import from international market. Production of inorganic fertilizer has a positive impact on the agriculture sector and import of inorganic fertilizers has an insignificant impact on agriculture sector of Pakistan. Government of Pakistan discourages the import of fertilizer and encourages installing the new production units of fertilizers. A large quantity of inorganic fertilizer is produced in Pakistan.…
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, located in South Asia has 650 miles of coastline on the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. The west is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran. India is to the east and China in the far northeast. The country is strategically located between South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Land is a valuable natural resource.…
Agriculture is the dominant sector of Indian economy, which determines the growth and sustainability. About 65 per cent of the population still relies on agriculture for employment and livelihood. India is the first in the world in the production of milk, pulses, jute and jute-like fibres; second in rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnut, vegetables, fruits and cotton production; and is a leading producer of spices and plantation crops as well as livestock, fisheries and poultry.…
From time Immemorial,agriculture has been the major occupation of the people of Pakistan.Even today agriculture is a major sector and occupies a very important place in the economy of Pakistan.It not only provides food for our growing population but is a source of raw materials for our principal industries as well as a source of foreign exchange for our government.…
Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia. Agriculture accounts for about 21.2% of GDP and employs about 43% of the labor force. In Pakistan, the most agricultural province is Punjab where wheat and cotton are the most grown. Some people also have mango orchards but due to some problems like weather, they're not found in a big range.…
Firstly we are doing the brief introduction about the performance of cash crop of Pakistan and then we are analyze the last five years of export and import of cash crop of Pakistan to other countries for the last 5 years it has averaged 6-7% growth. Pakistan had the narrow export base but due to govt efforts it has increase in the last five years Pakistan earns the major portion of foreign exchange from the export of its products such as cotton products and other products.80% of Pakistani exports are cotton products.…
In India, agriculture was the main source of national income and occupation at the time of Independence. Agriculture plays an essential role in the process of economic development of less developed countries like India. Besides providing food to nation, agriculture…
Secondly, Agriculture is account for maximum job provision in the country. Agriculture sector is facing severe challenges of water shortage, climate changes and technological backwardness in recent years. About 62% of Pakistan population is living in rural areas, and is directly or indirectly…
* GCF as % of agricultural GDP: 2007-08 – 16.3, 2008-09(P) – 19.67, 2009-10(QE) – 20.3…