The process for generating Agricultural Statistics is as follows: The Field Assistant visits the areas before a specific crop is planted, and estimates the area, which is to be brought under a specific crop. Then they pay a second visit to confirm the estimates made earlier. A final visit is made when the crop is harvested. This means that in the case of wheat, the first visit takes place in November; a second visit is made in March and a final visit is made in July.
Vegetables in Maizai
Looking at the table below, it can be noted that the major proportion of the area is under fruit production, followed by wheat production. During Rabi season, wheat is both a food crop as well as a cash crop. Cash crops are those crops which can be easily marketed. These include fruits, onion, potato, vegetables, melons, tobacco and fodder.
The figures show some unexplainable jumps in trends. During 1989/90 the area under fruit production was just 6,058 hectare. During 1990/91 it went up to 6,104, during 1991/92 there was further increase of 30% which could be correct to some extent. However, in 1992/93 again the area increased by 20% to 9,457. Most surprising, is that during 1993/94 the increase in fruit area was 65% to 15,571 and the latest figure for 1995/96 shows that the area under fruit production for Pishin district including Killa Abdullah increased to 39,182, a 146% increase in area over the previous year. Such increase cannot be explained with whatever assumptions are taken into consideration.
Killa Abdullah Agricultural Statistics
