Geography & Cultivation
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Location : Indian Subcontinent, South Asia
Climate : Mostly arid and semi-arid
Total area : 79.61 million hectares (ha)
Cultivated area : 19.63 million ha, i.e. 24.66% of total area Cultivable wasteland : 9 million ha
Irrigated area : 18.22 million ha

People & Food
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Total population: 148.7 million
Population growth rate: 1.9%
Major food crops: Wheat, rice, maize, gram, millet, and barley
Other food crops: Sugarcane, potatoes, onion, chili, pulses, rape and mustard seed, sesame seeds, fruits, vegetables
Livestock-based food sources: Milk, beef, mutton, poultry meat, eggs, fats

Agriculture in the National Economy
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Produces 23.3% of GDP
Account s for 42.1 % of total employment is the main source of rural livelihoods
Accounts directly and indirectly for 60% of exports
Supplies raw materials for many industries
Provides market for many local industrial products

Within the Sector
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Share in total output: livestock 48.9%, crops 46.8%, fisheries am forestry 4.3%
Share in value addition: livestock 49.1%,
major crops 34.2%, minor crops 12.4%,
fisheries 1.4%, forestry 2.9%

Sources:
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Economic Affairs Division, Finance Division,Government of Pakistan, 2003, Economic Survey of Pakistan 2003-iJ4. Islamabad. Statistics Division, Federal Bureau of Statistics,
Government of Pakistan, 2004, MonthIy Bulletin of Statistics October 2004, Islamabad.