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    Forests play an important economic and environmental role in Pakistan by providing timber, fuel, wildlife, and regulating water supply. However, the forest area has decreased significantly to make way for agriculture and grazing land, and currently only covers 4.5% of the country compared to the recommended 20%. Forests are categorized as natural or artificial, with natural forests growing independently and artificial forests consisting of planted areas. Agriculture is also a backbone of Pakistan's economy, employing 80% of the population. The sector faces issues such as floods, waterlogging, lack of irrigation, and inadequate transportation infrastructure. The government is taking steps to address problems through salinity control, flood prevention, and farmer training.

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    Forests play an important economic and environmental role in Pakistan by providing timber, fuel, wildlife, and regulating water supply. However, the forest area has decreased significantly to make way for agriculture and grazing land, and currently only covers 4.5% of the country compared to the recommended 20%. Forests are categorized as natural or artificial, with natural forests growing independently and artificial forests consisting of planted areas. Agriculture is also a backbone of Pakistan's economy, employing 80% of the population. The sector faces issues such as floods, waterlogging, lack of irrigation, and inadequate transportation infrastructure. The government is taking steps to address problems through salinity control, flood prevention, and farmer training.

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    4th Week 3rd Lecture

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    Forests play an important economic and environmental role in Pakistan by providing timber, fuel, wildlife, and regulating water supply. However, the forest area has decreased significantly to make way for agriculture and grazing land, and currently only covers 4.5% of the country compared to the recommended 20%. Forests are categorized as natural or artificial, with natural forests growing independently and artificial forests consisting of planted areas. Agriculture is also a backbone of Pakistan's economy, employing 80% of the population. The sector faces issues such as floods, waterlogging, lack of irrigation, and inadequate transportation infrastructure. The government is taking steps to address problems through salinity control, flood prevention, and farmer training.

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    FORESTS AND AGRICULTURE

    Forests

     Forests play an important role in the economy of a country. Apart from


    providing timber, firewood, fodder, wild life, fruits, seeds resins and
    recreation
     the forests regulate water supply and furnish aesthetic values. The
    government has set a target of 20 % of the lent areas to be brought under
    vegetation.
     The forests area in the country has been reduced to make room for
    cultivation and animals. At the time of partition about 50 lakh acres was
    covered with natural or artificial forests. It was about 4 % of the total area,
    which was insufficient for country’ s need.
    CONT….

     At present only 4.5 % of the total area is under forests while it should be at
    least 20 % to put the economy on stable foundations.
     The forests in our country can be divided into the following two kinds.
     Natural forests
     Artificial forests
    Natural forests

     Natural forests are those areas which have grown and developed into forest
    by natural process of vegetation.
     Forests of Northern area
     Shrub forests of the foot-hills and plains
     The Baluchistan Hill forests
     Tidal forests
     The Rive rain or Bela Forests
    Artificial forests

     comprised of those area which has been converted into wooded area by
    purely artificial means of plantation and vegetation.
     Quite a few artificial forests are found in Punjab and Sindh where a few
    irrigated plantation units have been established.
    Agriculture

     Agricultural sector is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy.


     Pakistan’s 80% pf population is associated with the agriculture for their
    livelihood.
    Factors responsible for agricultural problems of
    Pakistan.

     Floods
     Water-logging and Salinity
     Lake of irrigation facilities
     Scarcity of funds
     Land Erosions
     Under utilization of cultivable land
     Inadequate system of transportation
     Ignorance of the former
    Steps taken by the government to solve the
    problems

     Control of water-logging and salinity


     Flood control
     Increase in the Agriculture growth
     Training of the farmer
    Agriculture crops of Pakistan

     Those crops which are cultivated before the beginning of winter season and
    harvested in early summer are known as ‘Rabi crops’ they included
     wheat
     Barley
     Grams
     Oilseeds
     Pulses
    KHARIF CROPS

     Those crops which are grown in the beginning of summer and harvested in
    early winter are called as ‘Kharif Crops’ these include,
     Rice
     Cotton
     Sugar-cane
     Maize
     Millets (Jawar and Bajra)
     Wheat
     Barley
     Oil-seeds
    THANK YOU

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