Ans: Role of Agriculture in the economy of Pakistan:
Pakistan is an agrarian country. Agriculture plays a very important role in the
economy of the country. The role of agriculture in Pakistan’s economy is
explained below:
1 Source of Food;
Pakistan is in the list of those developing countries where the agriculture is
comprehended as the basic pillar of economy. Man’s basic need is food
which includes wheat, cotton, rice, com, sugar cane, millet, pulses.
vegetables and fruit, etc. Agriculture also fulfils the nutritional needs of all
animals. This includes the feed crops of summer and winter.
2 Source of National Income:
The agricultural sector has been the main source of the national income of
the country since Pakistan was created. Due to this, a development in the
agricultural sector leads to an increase in national income. This leads to
prosperity in the country.
3. Availability of Raw Material for Industries:
The following industries in Pakistan are dependent on the produce of the
agricultural sector: flour mills, sugar mills, rice mills, cotton, fextile industry,
ghee mills, soap industry, bread, juice factories and fruit products.
4 Employment Opportunities
A large proportion of Pakistani population la directly or indirectly related to
the agricultural sector. These millions of people are linked to buying and
selling lill grain markets, fruit and vegetables markets. According to Pakistan
Economie Survey 2018-19 the labour force of the country which le
approximately 38.5% is dependent on agriculture. Many people involved in
transportation in the agricultural sector also earn their livelihood in this
manner. In this way agriculture is the biggest profession of the most people
in Pakistan
5 Source of Foreign Exchange:
Agricultural sector produce leads to agricultural exports, Pakistan earns a
large amount of foreign exchange by exporting produce like rice, cotton and
Industrial products dependent on them.
6 Source of Economic Development:
According to Pakistan Economic Survey 2018-19 nearly 18.5% of the
collective national production of Pakistan is from the agricultural sector. Not
only Pakistan’s economic development but also industrial and trade
development are dependent upon agriculture. Agriculture has a very
important role in the economic development of the national economy.