Salient Features of Pakistan’s Agriculture
Basic Agriculture
AGR–301
Zohaib Aslam
Vist. Lecturer
PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Gujrat
Soil
Crops
Climate
Irrigation
Economic Development
Low rate of Productivity
Inferior Quality of Products
Inadequate Marketing Facility
Salient features of Pakistan’s Agriculture
Soil
Sandy to sandy loam soil
Organic matter varies from 0.45-0.58%.
Nitrogen 0.04 to 0.06%
Phosphorus less than 10 ppm (10 mg/kg)
No deficiency of potash (deficiency level is 125 ppm)
1/5 of Punjab area lies under rain fed conditions.
Range lands cover about 60% area of country.
Salient features of Pakistan’s Agriculture
Problems of Pakistan’s soil
Waterlogging, salinity/alkalinity, low soil fertility, and less
Salient features of Pakistan’s Agriculture
