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Problems in AgricultureBy: Muhammad Kamran, Maryam Zahid, Kashaf Fatima, Khubaib ul Hassan, Ammara Jabeen
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OVERVIEW
Economy of Pakistan GDP 23% 60% population 40% employments But a lot of problems
are there
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Limited cultivated area Total area of Pakistan 79.6 million acre 23.5% under use About 8-9 million area is un cultivated
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LOW YEILD
Low per acre yield in major crops
Like wheat, rice and cotton
Other countries get more because of skillful labor and use of technology
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Lack of facilities
Rural infrastructure is not good Lack of education Lack of transport Improper storage Poor road structure Far away markets availability
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Uneconomic land holding
Increase in population Division of land by law of inheritance Further sub-divisions Many numbers of farmers have less than 2
hectare land Uneconomical - use of machinery
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Old methods of farming
Traditional methods Old implements Low yield But now, modern methods are taking place Traditional methods cannot compete with modern one
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Small numbers of research centers
In agricultural sector poor research Limited research centers Unavailability of recourses Unavailability of seeds No funds for research centers
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Market prices of Agri. Goods
Instable prices in our country Cobweb theorem: According to this theorem the price of one commodities is very high in one year and much lower in next year and vice versa. Farmers get nothing.
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Farmers poor conditions Financial crises of farmers No money available for investment Bank debts Do not get much prize from crops Far away from markets
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Crop intensity
Crop intensity is lower The number of crops grown on piece of land is known as
crop intensity Low crop intensity than developed countries
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Land tenure system
land tenure system: Common law system in
which land is owned by an individual
Land lords buy fertile piece of land
Poor farmers get nothing with hard work
Low yield on defective land part
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Waterlogging and salinity
It causes when water-table is above 1.5 meter Salts on surface Stagnant water Low plant growth 0.1 million acre land is affected
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Poor irrigation system No proper canals, dams and barrages Drought may happen Water storage because of more rainfall Steeling of water from canals No proper division of water
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Low quality chemicals
Low quality fertilizers Poor quality pesticides and other chemicals Less availability of fertilizers to small farmers
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Unavailability of funds
Government is very poor
Have not money to spend on agriculture
Farmers are not financially strong
IMPROPER LOAN SYATEM
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Improper crop rotation
No crop rotation is done No fertility is maintained No nutrients enrich soil is maintained Continuous cultivation damage the soil
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Unavailability of seeds Lack of seed industries Lack of seed production Improper seed quality Large money is spend on that industry
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No breeder’s attestation No breeders and hybrid verities are at testified No proper department Lack of funding Lack of government’s attention
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Political instability Not stable political situations Farmers are restricted to sell crops as raw materials Due to political unrest, no investments by people
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Other problems
Various plant diseases Natural calamities Scarcity of (HYV) Seeds Underutilization of land
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