page_title: Agriculture in Pakistan
hierarchical_section_title: Agriculture in Pakistan
caption_attribution_description: English: Abdul Khaliq, a farmer from Mahool Baloch village in Loralai District, gathers part of his abundant harvest from drought-tolerant wheat.
context_page_description: Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia. Agriculture accounts for about 23% of GDP and employs about 44% of the labor force. Pakistan is one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of the following according to the 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations and FAOSTAT given here with ranking:
  Chickpea
  Apricot
  Cotton
  Sugarcane
  Milk
  Onion
  Date Palm
  Mango
  Tangerines, mandarin orange, clementine
  Rice
  Wheat
  Oranges
  Pakistan ranks fifth in the Muslim world and twentieth worldwide in farm output. It is the world's fifth largest milk producer.
  Agriculture is the back bone of Pakistan's economy.
context_section_description: Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia. Agriculture accounts for about 23% of GDP and employs about 44% of the labor force. Pakistan is one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of the following according to the 2005 Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations and FAOSTAT given here with ranking:
  Chickpea (2nd)
  Apricot (4th)
  Cotton (4th)
  Sugarcane (4th) (National Juice of Pakistan)
  Milk (5th)
  Onion (5th)
  Date Palm (6th)
  Mango (7th) (National fruit of Pakistan)
  Tangerines, mandarin orange, clementine (8th)
  Rice (8th)
  Wheat (9th)
  Oranges (10th)
  Pakistan ranks fifth in the Muslim world and twentieth worldwide in farm output. It is the world's fifth largest milk producer.
  Agriculture is the back bone of Pakistan's economy.
caption: a common farmer in rural Pakistan
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