Agricultural Statistics Panjgur

Agricultural Statistics Panjgur

Land Use Statistics

Land use (Ha.)		1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96*
Geographical area		1,689,091	1,689,091	1,689,091	1,689,091	1,689,091	1,689,091	1,689,091
Area not reported		1,015,863	1,015,863	1,015,863	1,015,863	1,015,863	1,015,863	1,015,863
Reported area		673,228	673,228	673,228	673,228	673,228	673,228	673,228
- Not available for cultivation		594,877	594,877	594,877	594,877	594,877	594,877	594,877
- Forest		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
- Culturable waste		53,848	52,747	51,637	50,491	49,765	49,182	48,857
- Current fallow		20,707	20,728	22,949	21,494	12,137	11,872	15,418
- Net sown		3,796	4,876	3,705	6,366	16,449	17,297	5,807
- Area sown more than once		0	0	0	0	0	0	215
Potential area available for cultivation		78,351	78,351	78,351	78,351	78,351	78,351	70,297
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan
Data obtained directly from Assistant Director, Agriculture Extension, Panjgur

Grass cutter used to produce fodder

Area under Cultivation

		Area (Ha.)
Crop		1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
Wheat		420	530	360	2,180	1,000	1,740
Rice		70	38	25	32	25	39
Pulses		0	0	20	28	29	25
Fodder		605	1,579	518	518	518	632
Fruits		2,018	2,026	2,145	2,235	13,843	13,890
Vegetables		150	188	234	338	323	342
Others		85	100	113	146	150	148
Total		3,348	4,461	3,415	5,477	15,888	17,297
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Total Annual Production

		Production (tonnes)
Crop		1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
Wheat		500	670	570	2,650	1,450	2,420
Rice		100	60	40	60	50	60
Pulses		0	0	16	24	25	22
Fodder		22,040	38,190	19,490	19,490	19,490	23,840
Fruits		20,745	20,850	21,927	22,577	133,481	133,629
Vegetables		1,700	2,300	2,730	3,930	3,980	4,280
Others		1,130	1,260	1,897	2,200	2,285	2,374
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Average Annual Yield

		Yield (kg/Ha.)
Crop		1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
Wheat		1,190	1,264	1,583	1,216	1,450	1,391
Rice		1,429	1,579	1,600	1,875	2,000	1,538
Pulses		0	0	800	857	862	880
Fodder		35,132	24,186	37,625	37,625	37,625	37,722
Fruits		10,280	10,291	10,222	10,102	9,642	9,621
Vegetables		11,333	12,234	11,666	11,627	12,321	12,512
Others		13,294	12,600	16,787	15,068	15,233	16,041
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Sources of Irrigation

Irrigation		Ha.						% of total Cultivated Land
Sources		89-90	90-91	91-92	92-93	93-94	94-95	89-90	90-91	91-92	92-93	93-94	94-95
Tubewells		1,730	1,900	2,000	1,930	2,544	2,544	7.1	7.4	7.5	6.9	8.9	8.7
Open Surface Wells		2,250	2,300	2,500	1,800	3,290	3,290	9.2	9.0	9.4	6.5	11.5	11.3
Karezes, Spring, & others		300	300	300	245	300	300	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.0
Canals (Kaurjos)		0	0	0	0	9,066	9,066	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.7	31.1
Total		4,280	4,500	4,800	3,975	15,200	15,200	17.5	17.6	18.0	14.3	53.2	52.1
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Number of Units per Source of Irrigation

Source of		Number of Units
Irrigation		1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
Open Surface Wells		450	460	500	470	470	470
Tubewells		173	190	200	214	212	212
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Number of Tubewells by Ownership and Power Source

Tubewells			Number of Units
run by			1989-90		1990-91			1991-92				1992-93				1993-94				1994-95
Govt./Priv.			G	P	G	P	G		P		G			P		G		P			G	P
Electricity			3	2	4	3		4		3			4		3		4		2		4		2
Diesel			23	145	27	156		28		165			28		179		34		172		34		172
Total			26	147	31	159		32		168			32		182		38		174		38		174
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan
Legend:	G P	Government Private

Agricultural Mechanisation

			Number of Units
Type of			1989-90		1990-91		1991-92		1992-93		1993-94		1994-95
Machinery			G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P
Tractors			7	149	7	152	7	160	7	167	3	167	3	167
Threshers			0	20	0	21	0	23	0	27	0	28	0	28
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan
Legend:	G P	Government Private

Use of Fertilisers

Year		Chemical Fertiliser Used (tonnes)
1990-91		0.40
1991-92		0.70
1992-93		1.60
1993-94		1.25
1994-95		0.50
Source:	Agricultural Statistics of Balochistan

Size of Land-holdings

		No. of Farms
Size (Ha.)		f	%
Less than 1		967	21.3
1 to less than 2		436	9.6
2 to less than 3		564	12.4
3 to less than 5		973	21.5
5 to less than 10		687	15.2
10 to less than 20		504	11.1
20 to 60		386	8.5
More than 60		17	0.4
Total		4534	100.0
Source:	1990 Census of Agriculture: Balochistan

1994/95 calculation of agricultural production value for all districts in Makran

1994/95 calculation of agricultural production value per district
		Turbat			Gwadar			Panjgur
Crop	Average Quetta wholesale rate per tonne in Rupees	Production in tonnes	Value in million of Rupees	% of total value	Production in tonnes	Value in million of Rupees	% of total value	Production in tonnes	Value in million of Rupees	% of total value
Wheat	4,841	2,870	13.89	0	80	0.39	0	2,420	11.72	0
Rice	13,855	2,130	29.51	0		0.00	0	60	0.83	0
Jowar	4,800	710	3.41	0	25	0.12	0	36	0.17	0
Barley	4,000	970	3.88	0	35	0.14	0	470	1.88	0
Maize	8,080		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0

Gram	24,675		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Muttar Pulses	13,245	45	0.60	0	10	0.13	0		0.00	0
Masoor	16,895		0.00	0		0.00	0	9	0.15	0
Moong	16,085		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Mash	21,922	280	6.14	0	25	0.55	0		0.00	0

Moth	13,500	150	2.03	0		0.00	0	13	0.18	0
Bajra	4,800		0.00	0	5	0.02	0		0.00	0
Rape Seed/Mustard	37,500		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Sesame	5,365	23	0.12	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Castor Seed	10,000		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0

Cumin	62,955		0.00	0		0.00	0	4	0.25	0
Fodder	1,500	247,260	370.89	8	2,140	3.21	0	23,840	35.76	2
Onion	4,610	20,200	93.12	2		0.00	0	1,600	7.38	0
Potato	6,545		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Water Melon	33,725	4,700	158.51	4	1,880	63.40	17	310	10.45	0

Musk Melon	5,100	6,280	32.03	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Sarda	5,000		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Garma	7,000		0.00	0		0.00	0	280	1.96	0
Cucumber	7,470		0.00	0		0.00	0	150	1.12	0
Chillies	70,555	350	24.69	0		0.00	0	30	2.12	0

Coriander	5,625	14	0.08	0	5	0.03	0		0.00	0
Garlic	16,331	225	3.67	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Guar Seed	3,750	470	1.76	0	2	0.00	0		0.00	0
Tobacco	15,000		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Sugarcane	3,500		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Cotton	15,000		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0

Fruits
Almond	135,000		0.00	0		0.00	0	53	7.16	0
Apples	12,140		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Apricot	9,444		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Cherry	200,000		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Citrus	60,204	8,662	521.49	12	1,024	61.65	17	10	0.60	0
Dates	9,725	235,226	2,287.57	51	14,634	142.32	38	128,070	1,245.48	83
Fig	16,500	45	0.74	0		0.00	0	45	0.74	0
Grapes	16,883	330	5.57	0		0.00	0	530	8.95	0
Guava	10,400	1,858	19.32	0	384	3.99	1		0.00	0
Loquat	16,875		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Mango	14,625	7,285	106.54	2	4,455	65.15	18		0.00	0
Peach	8,300		0.00	0		0.00	0	100	0.83	0
Pear	6,400		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Pistachio	200,000		0.00	0		0.00	0	2	0.40	0
Plum	4,867		0.00	0		0.00	0	50	0.24	0
Pomegranate	9,650	885	8.54	0		0.00	0	4,354	42.02	3
Papaya	13,500		0.00	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Chikoo	18,000	150	2.70	0	140	2.52	0		0.00	0
Other	9,825	1,768	17.37	0	360	3.54	0	415	4.08	0

Vegetables
Okra	12,251	6,250	76.57	2	10	0.12	0	540	6.62	0
Tinda	6,593	2,950	19.45	0	30	0.20	0		0.00	0
Brinjal	4,600	2,100	9.66	0	120	0.55	0	200	0.92	0

Bitter Gourd	7,000	490	3.43	0	10	0.07	0		0.00	0
Bottle Gourd	9,930	840	8.34	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Pumpkin	15,400	1,230	18.94	0	10	0.15	0	270	4.16	0

Tomato	83,280	4,450	370.60	8	200	16.66	4	1,030	85.78	6
Luffa	6,660		0.00	0		0.00	0	120	0.80	0
Cabbage	3,950	410	1.62	0		0.00	0		0.00	0

Carrot	9,510	820	7.80	0	140	1.33	0	340	3.23	0
Cauliflower	7,150	620	4.43	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Peas	3,240	520	1.68	0		0.00	0	160	0.52	0

Radish	11,850	590	6.99	0		0.00	0	280	3.32	0
Spinach	13,070	960	12.55	0		0.00	0	250	3.27	0
Turnip	17,450	650	11.34	0		0.00	0	280	4.89	0

Beet Root	950	600	0.57	0		0.00	0		0.00	0
Broad Bean	16,030	15,000	240.45	5	190	3.05	0	480	7.69	0
Other	10,390		0.00	0	120	1.25	0	330	3.43	0

Total		581,366	4,508.61	100	26,034	370.55	100	167,131	1,509.08	100

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