The country of Pakistan has an unusual hot and dry climate all year, which makes growing crops almost impossible. As for the farmers though, they live in an area where the valleys are equally bordered with water and are able to keep the livestock and poultry well fed, and in addition are able to grow crops. Agriculture is the most important business in Pakistan, because this is how people make their living. For a population of 173 million, only sixty-eight percent are employed in agriculture. The last three decades this nation has been enjoying the steady growth of agriculture. In 2002, Pakistan had consistent droughts brought the economic growth to decline. When this decline occurred it caused over thirty eight percent of the farmers to go poor. Each year Pakistan’s farmers suffer severe pest infestations, diseases from their livestock and poultry, and crop diseases. Today, a majority of Pakistan’s population is more interested in industry than farming because it brings in more money.
Farmers in Pakistan are the most important people because they produce the most crops to feed their people. Since the 1960’s, small farmers are known to have higher yield per acre than larger farms because smaller farms produce more crops such as wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, cotton, fruits and vegetables. These farmers have two main ways of growing these crops. The first way, Rabi, is where they grow half the crops in the winter, while the second way, Kharit, grows the other half in the summer. In an article the Swami once told the Jihadi press that “ Pakistan’s vast agricultural lands are all extremely dependent on the large amounts of river water.”. The minimum wage depends on how much the farmer sells at the market. Tobacco is grown on large acres of land cause it is the leading cash crop. While cotton is the leading export it is mostly grown on the small farms because it is the most efficient way to earn a living. The heavy use of pesticides on the cotton has left the land poisoned.
Due to livestock and poultry, more than forty million people in rural areas depend on livestock. Pakistan’s livestock includes goats, sheep, and cattle. However, these animal products are important in the development of the economy because they are the fastest growing sub-sectors besides the poultry. Also the livestock equals up to forty percent of the value in world agriculture, which makes it a major limiting factor. In their country the women play an important role in the care of the livestock. Besides the fact that livestock is the main essential in most foods so is poultry. Meanwhile, over two million people work generates from the employment of poultry. This is why poultry makes over twenty-four percent of the total meat production. On the contrary these animals face three major problems such as high temperatures, lack of water, and shortage of food.
Generally speaking migratory pests are considered the most threatening outbreaks because they are triggered by changing conditions in the weather, and they hit countries that are ill prepared. Meanwhile quarantine pests can be caused by diseases that are introduced to a country during trade or movement of people. No doubt the economic losses are estimated about one billion per year. Nevertheless there can be multiple types of pests. In general locusts can have a change in behavior while they migrate over large distances. Also have a tendency to fly in huge swarms, which gives them the ability to blend in and hide among plants when they rest to eat. The desert locust is known to be the best migratory crop pest because it has speedy outbreaks and has certain scales of infestations such as a deadly plague that develops. Yet they can fly over thirty million square kilometers, and can affect over sixty countries worldwide. Additionally, the larger grain borer was originally from Central America in the 1980’s and is considered a serious pest of stored maize and dried cassava. The past twenty years they have spread over many countries, and have caused post-harvest losses. Due to the post-harvest losses they have destroyed.
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