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Natural Resources

AGRICULTURE
Main Crops
Pakistan has diversified agriculture resulting from the variety of climates and landforms. The main crops are wheat,sugarcane,rice,barley,tobacco,cotton maize etc.And following table shows production rate(000M.tons/annum) of these crops in District Jhang.

CROP

PRODUCTION (000 M.TONS)

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

Sugarcane

3832.90

3142.00

3129.80

Wheat

736.60

881.79

919.74

Rice (cleaned)

84.42

106.27

126.86


Main Fruits
 
This realization has come that horticulture is more profitable than field cropping so the Government is encouraging fruit production and also permits additional supplies of water for this purpose. In District Jhang annual production rate of fruit is given as under.
FRUIT

PRODUCTION (M.TONS)

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

Citrus

49376

48717

46645

Mango

16035

16221

17839

Guavas

10692

11108

11992

Pomegranate
21
20
20

Main Vegetables
 
Urban centers are large consumers of vegetables. Most of vegetables are of perishable nature which need immediate marketing.
PRODUCTION OF MAIN VEGETABLES
(1998-99 to 2000-2001)
VEGETABLE

PRODUCTION (M.TONS)

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

Potatoes

98559

77788

67878

Turnip

25102

24556

23977

Onion

11667

11681

13110

Cauliflower

4278

4662

4389

Ladyfinger

2435

2567

2665

Carrot

4263

4679

4342

Tomato
1869
1880
1512


LIVESTOCK POPULATION
 
Live Stock assumes a special importance. Agriculture is not widely mechanized and draft animals are the main source of power for farm operations for ploughing threshing the crop..
The animal population of the district is given in table.
 
ANIMAL POPULATION
ANIMAL

POPULATION (000 HEADS)

Buffaloes

699024

Goats

386222

Cattle

471582

Sheep

225137

Poultry Population
Improvement of poultry farming is pressing need to supplement the food supply and improve its protein contents. The number of poultry population in District Jhang is estimated 775084.
Production of Wool

Efforts are being made for the production of quality wool. A woolen center has also been established in Jhang city. Availability of Hides/Skins and slaughter House Wastes has been made proper.

Availability of Hides / Skins and Slaughter House Wastes.
Bones 14,757 M.Tons
Tallow 3.705 M.Tons
Blood 2021 M.Tons
Hides/Skins 18.440 Tons

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