ESTIMATE
OF SUNFLOWER CROP
FINAL
ESTIMATE OF SUNFLOWER CROP OF SINDH PROVINCE FOR THE YEAR 2005-06 |
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PROVINCE/DISTRICTS
|
AREA
IN HECTARES |
PRODUCTION
IN M.TONS |
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2005-06 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2004-05 |
|
| SINDH | 248979 |
206386 |
224198 |
240516 |
| Khairpur | 487 |
503 |
428 |
562 |
| Ghotki | 189 |
209 |
172 |
223 |
| Sukkur | 402 |
414 |
330 |
405 |
| N.Feroze | 291 |
307 |
305 |
352 |
| Nawabshah | 447 |
452 |
384 |
532 |
| Jacobabad / Kahsmore | 217 |
231 |
174 |
146 |
| Shikarpur | 264 |
277 |
217 |
197 |
| Larkana / Shehdadkot | 479 |
501 |
417 |
401 |
| Sanghar | 2205 |
1876 |
2027 |
1873 |
| Tharparkar | 90 |
112 |
69 |
70 |
| Mirpurkhas / Umerkot | 45315 |
30927 |
39864 |
30875 |
| Dadu / Jamshoro | 371 |
984 |
301 |
739 |
| Hyderabad / T.M.Khan / Tando Allhayar / Matiari | 7643 |
5047 |
6724 |
6086 |
| Badin | 138000 |
118936 |
125492 |
139898 |
| Thatta | 52579 |
45610 |
47294 |
58157 |
| Karachi. | -- |
-- |
-- |
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| BRIEF: In Sindh, the
area and production of Sunflower Crop for the year 2005 is assessed
at 248,979 Hectares and 224,198 M.Tons, as against 206,386 Hectares
and 240,516 M.Tons of last year’s final estimate. This
shows an increase of 20.64% in area and 6.78% in area and 2.05%
in production. The reasons of increase in both area and production
are as under: |
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