Products of Pakistan

•        Allah has blessed our motherland with everything. We have all things required to rise and earn a respectable place in the comity of nations. Our resilient economy is 26^th largest in the world with a GDP of US$ 504 billion. We have fertile land, sufficient water, favorable weather andhard working farmers. This fact has made us strong in agriculture field. 44% of our total work force is associated with agriculture profession which produces 23% of our GDP. There is plenty of room for improvement and more need to be done to fully utilize the resources we have.



We are among the top ten producers of wheat in the world.

   

Our production meets our local food requirement.         

 

We are 11^th in the production of rice which we export to more than 30 countries. Pakistan’s Basmati Rice is famous world over for its taste, size and smell.



Pakistan is the 4th largest producer of cotton after China, India and US.

Cotton is 8.2% of our value added agriculture.



Our plains of Punjab and Sind are famous for their sugarcane crop.

 

5^th largest producer of Sugarcane which is processed in 77 Sugar Mills and in cottage industries countrywide.

We are 4^th largest producer of best quality dates of the world after Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Our central and southern provinces have an ideal weather conditions for dates production.

 

We produce more than 700,000 tons of dates annually. Large part is exported both in fresh and dried form to more than 20 countries around the globe.



6th largest producer of Mango in the world, with more than 150 types.

Our mangoes have excellent appearance, special taste and attractive smell. Ourmango export exceeded 100,000 tons in 2009.

We are the 10^th largest producer of Citrus fruits like oranges, lemon andlime which are exported as well.



Average citrus production exceeded 2500,000 tons in 2008.



Sargodha division of Pakistan is famous for its citrus all over the world.



Our northern areas have vast orchards of apricot, berry, cherry and strawberry.

 

We are 3^rd largest producer of Apricot both in freshly packed as well as processed dried form.



Pakistan is 3^rd largest producer of Chickpea which is consumed both locally as well as exported.

 

Khewra Salt Mine of Pakistan is one of the largest and oldest salt mines of the world are in Pakistan which were being mined even before Alexander, the Great invaded the area.



300,000 tons of salt is extracted annually.

 

We are 2^nd largest producer of milk and dairy products. Milk collection and processing facilities are established by private sector which has benefited both the milk farmer as well as the country.



We produce 33.6 billion liters of buffalo milk annually which contribute more than Rs. 650 billions to our economy.



•       We are extremely lucky that we are not dependent on anybody for our local food demands. We are self sufficient and are blessed enough to export the surplus to our friends. Why our common man is not happy? Have we every thought? Simple reason is that the benefits of these gifts of God have never reached to him. Rich and corrupt have taken everything from him.
•     There is a need of a change, a revolution that will put everything in balance. Poeple's right should be protected. Everybody should get what he deserves based on a system of merit, justice and transparency. Our struggle for revolution is just doing the same.