AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR BETTERMENT IS A KEY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN, AND MANAGEMENT IS A KEY PROBLEM
Pakistan from its birth has faced so many problems infect every type of problem those problem can be inequality, war, economic, terrorism means we can say that Pakistan has never seen a constant peace in its time. As already discussed that Pakistan has faced every problem but the main problem that Pakistan is facing from its birth is economic problem and this problem has occurred because of mismanagement and lack of planning. Also we can say that the problem has occurred because the main source of Pakistan’s income that is Agriculture is backward or we can simply say that it is not fulfilling the demands of the people because of lack of technology while when we talk about the industry of Pakistan then it has also not made any good contribution for the development of Pakistan. But this thing is true that if Pakistan wants to get developed then it must have to develop first Agriculture and its industry. So let’s have glance on Pakistan’s agriculture and Industrial sectors.
Agricultural Sector in Pakistan
Background
Pakistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; due to which the country has great potential for producing all types of food produce. Agriculture has an important role in generating economic growth. Agriculture affects the economy in three ways namely, first, it provides food to consumers and fibers for domestic industry; second, it is a source of scarce foreign exchange earnings; and third, it provides a market for industrial goods.
Land use, farming systems and institutions
The total geographical area of Pakistan is 79.6 million hectares. About 27 percent of the area is currently under cultivation. Of this area, 80 percent is irrigated and Pakistan has one of the highest proportions of irrigated cropped area in the world. Most of Pakistan is classified as arid to semi-arid...