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Rain-fed (Barani)
Floodplain farming
Plantation farming
Livestock/pastoral
farming
Depends on rainfall only.
Uses fertile alluvial soils
after floods.
Large-scale fruit/cash
crop farms.
Animals reared for
milk/meat/wool.
Potwar Plateau, KP
hills, Balochistan
Indus Delta, lower
Punjab
Sindh, Balochistan
Balochistan, Thar
Desert
Wheat, millet,
pulses
Vegetables, rice
Mangoes, citrus
Sheep, goats,
camels
Keyword:
Barani
Intensive farming
Extensive farming
–agriculture dependent entirely on rainfall.
– small area, high inputs, high yields (Punjab).
– large area, low inputs, low yields (Balochistan).
3. Cropping Seasons
Kharif Season (Summer Crops)
Sown:
June–July
Harvested:
Sept–Nov
Main crops:
Rice, cotton, sugarcane, maize
Rabi Season (Winter Crops)
Sown:
Oct–Dec
Harvested:
Mar–May
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