Page 40 - Introduction to Agriculture by: Aqleem Abbas

Introduction to Agriculture Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas

Crops of Pakistan % production in rain fed
area
Wheat 10
Maize 27
Millet and sorghum 56
Pulses 85
Ground nut 90
Rap and mustard 25
Domestic livestock 70

Pakistan is divided into four zones

Arid zone Rainfall less than 200 or 300 mm per year e.g.
baluchistan, sindh, DI khan, nowshera, gilgit,
Semi arid zone Rainfall 300-600 mm per year. Northern areas of
Punjab, Peshawar , mardan, charsada, deer, bajour,
banu
Sub humid zone 600-1000 mm per year. Sialkot, Gujranwala,
parachinar, abotabad, swat
Humid zone Rainfall greater than 1000 mm. muree hill, upper
hazara, upper swat, and dir,

Eleven different ecological zone of Pakistan

Zone 1 DI KHAN TO SIBI
Zone 2 E.G. GUJRAT
Zone 3 E.G. RAWALPINDI
Zone 4 E.G. TALA GANG
Zone 5 E.G. MUREE TO SWAT
Zone 6 CHITRAL AND GILGIT
Zone 7 QUETTA TO LORALI
Zone 8 MAKRAN TO JALAWAN
Zone 9 THAR PAR KAR
Zone 10 CHOLISTAN
Zone 11 THAL

Kpk has 2 million hectare cultivated area. From this 1.05 million hectare area is rainfed and .95 million
hectare area is irrigated. Pujab has 16 million hectare is cultivated. Sindh only 4 million hectare and
Baluchistan is less than 1 million hectare.