Agriculturally Jaffarabad district is the most fertile district of Balochistan. A number of canals and sub-canals irrigate the area. The majority of the area in the district, known as "Command Area", is fed by canals. The major crops grown in this area are rice, wheat, pulses, oil seed and recently also cotton (as the result of extension policy). The horticulture sector entails the growing of mango, citrus and guava. Although the land seems very suitable for horticulture, there is not much interest shown by the landlords, so far, to change towards it. The orchards / number of mango trees have however grown during the last five years.

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