The main crops of Pakistan are classified into food crops and non-food crops. The food crops include wheat‚ rice‚ maize‚ coarse grains‚ grams and other pulses. The cash crops are cotton‚ sugarcane‚ tobacco‚ mustard and sesame. The total area‚ yield and production of each crop is now discussed under separate heads. (A) FOODS CROPS (1) Wheat: Wheat is the principal food crop of the people. It occupies an important position i farming policies. The share of wheat is 3% to GDP. The area under wheat
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"The crops which are grown in Pakistan in abundance & earn foreign exchange for the country are called cash crops" Introduction: Pakistan is an agricultural country & seventy percent of her population lives on agriculture.These crops not only fulfill the local needs of food but also a great part of them is exported abroad to earn foreign exchange. Types Of Crops: There are basically two types of crops Food Crops & non-food crops The most important crops of Pakistan are‚ cotton
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to get‚ rice at a one time in the world was the a hot commodity. Rice is a tall grass that grows in a variety of conditions although it flourishes in wet‚ warm tropical climates. Rice is a food of the Old World. People who lived close to the River rivers started growing rice first in continents like Africa‚ India‚ South America and Asia. Citizens of these nations learned how to grow rice in the wet and warm conditions of the fields. The Portuguese discovery of a crop from of African rice was about
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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT aheli and Boojho went to their uncle’s house during the summer vacation. Their uncle is a farmer. One day they saw some tools like khurpi‚ sickle‚ shovel‚ plough‚ etc.‚ in the field. P Food has to be produced on a large scale. I want to know where and how we use these tools. In order to provide food for a large population— regular production‚ proper management and distribution of food is necessary. You have lear nt that all living organisms require food
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Rice growing in Mekong Delta has an ancient history traced to the Khmer regime of the 18th century. It was taken over by the Vietnamese. However‚ the Cambodians still consider this area as "KamPuchea Krom or Lower Cambodia" not able to forget that they owned this area in the past. Cambodia even attacked Vietnam in 1978 to take control of the Mekong Delta. However‚ they were decisively defeated.[2] This delta was the last part of the present day Vietnam that was annexed from Cambodia.[11] Its present
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value of Rice Sector Of Viet Nam and Raising the Income of The poor General Introduction: Rice is the staple food of almost Vietnamese people and the number of rice cultivating households accounts for 2/3 households in all country. To about 100% population of Vietnam – the poorest group‚ rice takes account 35% total household spending. The important role of rice to the national economy is showed through the consumer price index structure with the rice proportion : 20%. Moreover‚ rice export is
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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT Types of Crops Soil Preparation Sowing Harvesting Fertilisers Insecticides All living organisms require food. Plants can make their food themselves. Animals including humans can not make their own food. The energy from food is utilized by organisms for carrying out their various body functions‚ such as digestion‚ respiration and excretion. We get our food from plants‚ or animals‚ or both. In order to provide food for a large population— regular
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disease in Rice Causal agent;- Gibberella fujikuroi Host plant ;- Maize (zea mays)‚Rice (Oryza sataiva)‚Sorghum (Sorghum spp)‚sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). Alternate hosts include Leucaena leucocephala‚ Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)‚ Musa sp. (banana) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea). In Japan‚ the pathogen has been found on Panicum miliaceum. Distribution;- The pathogen is widespread in all rice-growing countries of the world. It has never been recorded on rice within the rice-growing area
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TEXT 1 CASH CROP In agriculture‚ a cash crop is a crop which is grown for profit. The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops‚ which are those fed to the producer’s own livestock or grown as food for the producer’s family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm’s total yield‚ while today‚ especially in the developed countries‚ almost all crops are mainly grown for cash. In non-developed nations‚ cash crops are usually crops which attract
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CASH CROPS OF PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION Rice is the most important cereal grown globally and the major staple food for about half of the world population‚ providing 23% of the worldwide calorie intake. Around 600 million tons of rice is produced globally each year. With in the next 20 years‚ this production needs to increase by 20 to 30% to satisfy the demand of an expanding population in Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Hybrid rice is expected to play a major role in breaking the
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