Correlative Study of Food Cropping and Farm Mechanization in Agriculture of Pakistan

Abstract

Agriculture in Pakistan contributes 21.9 percent to GDP, 70 percent labour is employed by the agriculture sector and also it is the source of forex receipts. Despite the tremendous increase in all major and minor crops and the corresponding increase in labour employment during the periods 1950-1955 and 2002-2003, there have arisen many issues. The employment also increased in crop production during this period and with the success of the green revolution. The use of tractors and tube wells has resulted in lopsided improvement in favour of only big farms. The problem of foreign exchange earnings also persists due to heavy imports of food items like oil, milk and tea. Various measures are suggested to address these issues and for the improvement of agriculture efficiencies and performance