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    Final Estimate of (Rabi Pulses) Crops of Sindh

Final Estimate of Other (Rabi Pulses) Crop 2004-05
Province/District
Area in Hectares
Production in M.Tons
2004-2005
2003-04
2004-205
2003-04
SINDH
602
905
287
406
Khairpur
14
41
7
19
Ghotki
36
68
19
34
Sukkur
29
31
14
14
N.Feroze
-
-
-
-
Nawabshah
-
-
-
-
Jacobabad
221
168
111
83
Shikarpur
42
84
23
42
Larkana
27
73
14
36
Sanghar
18
21
8
9
Tharparkar
-
-
-
-
Mirpurkhas
31
20
13
8
Dadu
48
95
19
40
Hyderabad
26
12
13
6
Badin
11
5
5
2
Thatta
99
287
41
113
Karachi
-
-
-
-
         
BRIEF:-
In Sindh, the area and production of Other (Rabi Pulses) crop for the year 2004-05 is estimated at 602 Hectares and 287 M.Tons, as compared to 905 Hectares and 406 M.Tons of last year's final estimate, which shows a decrease of 33.48% in area and 29.31% in production.
The reasons of decrease in both area and production are as under:

AREA:
1. Due to no inundation in River Indus, where this crop is cultivated as bosi.
2. Less area cultivated under Paddy crop on which residual moisture Rabi Pulses cultivated ad dobari crop.
3. Due to shortage of irrigation water, growers preferred to cultivate other profitable crops i.e wheat, sunflower etc.

PRODUCTION:-
1. Production decreased due to decrease in area.