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Essay / Essay on Agriculture in Pakistan - 815
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Pakistan and 67% of the population of this country lives in rural areas and more than 60% earn their bread and butter directly or indirectly thanks to this sector. Pakistan is also fortunate to have the largest integrated irrigation system in Pakistan, serving approximately 18 million hectares of cultivated land. The waters of the Indus River and its main tributaries (Kabul, Swat and Kunar in the west, Jehlum, Chanab in the east) feed this system. Hence the dependence of Pakistani agriculture on this irrigated system, since more than 80 percent of agricultural production comes from irrigated farms. Similarly, 40% of the world's food supply is produced on irrigated land (Johnson III 1995). However, canal water is an essential input for agricultural productivity and its insufficiency and non-availability at critical stages of cultivation force farmers to fail to apply inputs in a timely manner, resulting in considerable reduction in yields. . It is also worth mentioning that agriculture uses 95% of water in Pakistan compared to domestic or industrial use (Bhatti et al., 2009). Water requirements in agriculture were 149 million acre feet in 2000 and 215 million acre feet in 2013 and will reach 277 million acre feet in 2025. This situation warrants immediate action, because further deterioration would be suicidal and could harm the federal fabric. The other most important factor is the reduction in rainfall receipt to meet the needs of the crops to harvest according to the potential. Therefore, without an adequate supply of irrigation water, large areas of Pakistan cannot produce sustainably (Mohuyddin and Tarique, 2008). ). Thus, the productivity per drop should be explored above and below middle of paper......t. These constraints are compounded by the complexity, size and limitations of Pakistan's canal irrigation systems, as well as the social, institutional and managerial implications associated with their operation. The National Agricultural Commission of Pakistan, noting these problems, specifically recommended that plans be developed based on the results of pilot studies for distribution of irrigation equipment more in line with crop water requirements in different channel areas. Based on the above submissions, a study was planned “To study some constraints in the implementation of demand based irrigation system in LCCs of Punjab, Pakistan” was undertaken to assess the constraints in the implementation of demand based irrigation system in LCCs by obtaining some ground realities. related to these areas, climatic factors and other issues from the farmer's point of view.