Q31 Write down the details of “Maize” as an important crop of Pakistan.

Ans: Maize:                                                                                                                                                                                        Maize is an important Kharif Crop used for nutritional purposes and as
fodder for animals. It is harvested in the following areas: plains of Kohistan,
the fields of Peshawar and Mardan, in Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad,
Sargodha, Muzaffargarh, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Okara
in Punjab. It is used to manufacture corn oil, custard powder, popcorn, and
jelly, etc. According to the facts and figures of Pakistan Economic Survey
2018-19, the per annum production of maize in Pakistan is 6.309 million

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