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GRICULTURAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT KHANEWAL

AGRICULTURAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT KHANEWAL AGRICULTURAL PROFILE OF DISTRICT KHANEWAL April 28, 2019 BRIEF HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION: K hanewal has a rich and vibrant history which can be traced back to the early 1900s. Khanewal is famous for its cotton growing industry. Daha are regarded as the initial settlers and founders of Khanewal. Khagga is the largest caste of Khanewal. Historically Khanewal is an old city having its earliest foundations laid by the British Empire owing to its importance as a railway junction. The city was a junction of the Wazirabad-Khanewal railway line and provided a connection to the city of Karachi via Lahore. Its straight roads show that it is a well planned town by the British people. The earliest settlers are said to be the Dahas who have the ‘Khan’ in their names and the city was named after them as Khan-e-wal. Khanewal was declared district in 1985. Most of the Niazi pathan migrants are living in Khanewal. The District Khanewal comprises four teh
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IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE CROPS

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IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE CROPS IN DAILY LIFE OF HUMAN BEINGS INTRODUCTION: P akistan is one of the few countries of the world, where a variety of fruits are grown in cool temperate climate such as apples, pears, plums, cherries, and those grown in the warm temperate climate are apricots, figs, grapes, pomegranates, melons and the rest in the tropical and sub-tropical climate like bananas, mangoes, dates, guava and citrus fruits, which are available throughout the year. While the fruits grown in temperate climate are produced in Baluchistan and NWFP, tropical and subtropical fruits are mostly grown in Punjab and Sindh. The various varieties of fruits are grown over an area of about 8.04 million hectors. The annual production of fruits in Pakistan is estimated at around 6.57 million tonnes, of which only 674 thousand tones were exported in 2015-16. In 2015-16 overall fruit export has witnessed a steady growth. More than 29 types of fruits and 33 types of vegetables are produ
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IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE CROPS

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IMPORTANCE OF HORTICULTURE CROPS IN DAILY LIFE OF HUMAN BEINGS INTRODUCTION: P akistan is one of the few countries of the world, where a variety of fruits are grown in cool temperate climate such as apples, pears, plums, cherries, and those grown in the warm temperate climate are apricots, figs, grapes, pomegranates, melons and the rest in the tropical and sub-tropical climate like bananas, mangoes, dates, guava and citrus fruits, which are available throughout the year. While the fruits grown in temperate climate are produced in Baluchistan and NWFP, tropical and subtropical fruits are mostly grown in Punjab and Sindh. The various varieties of fruits are grown over an area of about 8.04 million hectors. The annual production of fruits in Pakistan is estimated at around 6.57 million tonnes, of which only 674 thousand tones were exported in 2015-16. In 2015-16 overall fruit export has witnessed a steady growth. More than 29 types of fruits and 33 types of vegetables are produ
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