ISLAMABAD: The cultivation area for cotton crops have reduced by four per cent during the last three years mainly due to high input costs.
As per the data issued by the Ministry of Agriculture for the year 2014-15, wheat crop has been estimated at 25.490 million tons, 1.9 percent less than the previous year’s production of 25.979 million tons. As compare to 2013-14, the overall area reduced to -0.2 percent in the country, with major reduction in Balochistan, where 399 hectors in 2013-14 reduced to 385 hectares.
The production in 2014-15 reduced to 1.9 percent in the country as compare to previous year, with major decrease in Sindh province, where 4002000 tons reduced to 3698 thousand tons. The statistics show that the support prices in the country are far greater than neighbouring country India.
