IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE TO ECONOMY OF MIANWALI
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE TO ECONOMY OF MIANWALI
Mianwali is the district situated in the north of Punjab. It is located at the border of province KPK AND PUNJAB. This district was formed in the year 1906 .it has three tehsil’s
Mianwali
Easa khel
Piplan
The majority of peoples of mianwali belong to the field of agriculture .Mianwali consists of wonder full irrigation system. It consists of canals, river, and tube well,
INDUS RIVER is one important source which provides water to many areas in mianwali.this river covers the areas of esakhel,mianwali,kundian,chashma,doaaba, etc. due to this river most of the irrigation system in mianwali is easily approachable to all farmers.
There are two major canals in mianwali too
Thal canal
Upper-Jhelum canal
These two canal canals cover the major portion of mianwali. Apart from these canals there are many tube wells which fill the agricultural needs of mianwali people.
From a long time the economy of mianwali was revolving around the crops which were more cultural in nature .These crops consist of wheat mungi and some vegetables. These crops were produced in mianwali for a long time but due to some problems these crops cannot give economical benefits to mianwali neither they can full fill the food needs of mianwali.
But now in last ¾ years the type of crops being produced in mianwali is changed now mianwali people are producing crops like cotton, tobacco, etc. These crops are providing large profits to the people of mianwali and it is also providing people with employment .these crops are also giving industrialization in mianwali.
In this article we will discuss about the effect of agriculture to mianwali.
INTRODUCTION
In Pakistan agricultural sector is of prime importance. It is the major source of income for the country during last 65 years. According to the latest survey it is contributing
1. 20.9 % to the GDP.
2. Its growth rate is as low as 1.5%.
3. It gives employment to 45% labor force
So this scenario
Mianwali is the district situated in the north of Punjab. It is located at the border of province KPK AND PUNJAB. This district was formed in the year 1906 .it has three tehsil’s
Mianwali
Easa khel
Piplan
The majority of peoples of mianwali belong to the field of agriculture .Mianwali consists of wonder full irrigation system. It consists of canals, river, and tube well,
INDUS RIVER is one important source which provides water to many areas in mianwali.this river covers the areas of esakhel,mianwali,kundian,chashma,doaaba, etc. due to this river most of the irrigation system in mianwali is easily approachable to all farmers.
There are two major canals in mianwali too
Thal canal
Upper-Jhelum canal
These two canal canals cover the major portion of mianwali. Apart from these canals there are many tube wells which fill the agricultural needs of mianwali people.
From a long time the economy of mianwali was revolving around the crops which were more cultural in nature .These crops consist of wheat mungi and some vegetables. These crops were produced in mianwali for a long time but due to some problems these crops cannot give economical benefits to mianwali neither they can full fill the food needs of mianwali.
But now in last ¾ years the type of crops being produced in mianwali is changed now mianwali people are producing crops like cotton, tobacco, etc. These crops are providing large profits to the people of mianwali and it is also providing people with employment .these crops are also giving industrialization in mianwali.
In this article we will discuss about the effect of agriculture to mianwali.
INTRODUCTION
In Pakistan agricultural sector is of prime importance. It is the major source of income for the country during last 65 years. According to the latest survey it is contributing
1. 20.9 % to the GDP.
2. Its growth rate is as low as 1.5%.
3. It gives employment to 45% labor force
So this scenario