Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering & Veterinary Sciences (Jan 2024)

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN SINDH PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN: ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CROPS IN EIGHT DISTRICTS

  • A. A. Joyo,
  • Z. H. Channa,
  • M. B. Khan,
  • A. S. Joyo,
  • N. A. Bhutto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47432/2023.39.2.9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 2

Abstract

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The objective of this study is to analyze the situation of major crops cultivated in Sindh province of Pakistan. The current study is based on secondary sources of data of the major crops such as wheat, cotton and sugarcane cultivated in different zones of Sindh province for instance upper, middle and lower Sindh.The discripitve analysis of study shows the cultivation area and production of three major crops such as wheat, cotton and sugarcane. High productivity of wheat was recorded in the districts of Khairpur, Ghotiki, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu and Mirpurkhas whereas low production of this crop was observed in the districts of Larkano, Badin and Tando Muhammad Khan. The production of cotton in the districts of Ghotiki, Khairpur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Tando Muhammad Khan and Badin was higher than the Dadu and Larkano districts. The situation of sugarcane crop remained better in the districts of Ghotiki, Shaheed Benazirabad, Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan and Mirpurkhas while two districts i-e Larkano and Dadu had less product of this crop. Average production of wheat stood 228,328.78 million tons (Mt) against cultivation of area 65,353.47 hectares. The average yield of cotton remained 216,829.92 bales against average cultivation area of 37,430.18 hectares. Average product of sugarcane recorded 1,381,970.18 Mt against average cultivation of area 22,763.13 hectares in eight selected districts of Sindh province during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20. The regression analysis of the time series data shows that temperature has significant effect on the productivity of the selected crops (i-e) wheat, cotton and sugarcane. While the rainfall has no significant effect on the productivity of the selected crops. The study suggests that government should concentrate to provide more facilities to growers in shape of small loans, subsidies, fertilizers and sufficient water during crops rotations. Moreover, the agriculture sector needs consistent policies to ensure rural employment.

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