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Chapter 7: Agriculture
2. Types of Agriculture in Pakistan
1. Importance of Agriculture in Pakistan
Definition:
Agriculture – The cultivation of land and rearing of animals to produce food, raw materials, and
other products.
Importance:
Type
Irrigated farming
Economic backbone
Employment
Food security
Industrial raw material
Foreign exchange
Linkages
Description
Example Areas
Key Crops
Uses water from
rivers/canals/tubewells.
Indus Plain (Punjab,
Sindh)
– contributes about 20–24% of GDP.
–provides jobs for nearly 40–45% of the labour force.
–supplies staple foods such as wheat and rice.
– cotton and sugarcane support textile and sugar industries.
– exports (cotton, rice, fruits, leather) earn foreign currency.
–stimulates growth in transport, trade, manufacturing sectors.
Wheat, rice,
sugarcane, cotton
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