BALOCHISTAN
BALOCHISTAN
Balochistan being the largest province of Pakistan covers over 347,185 square Kilometers, out of which 5.9% area is cultivated. Approximately 85% of the population lives in rural areas and mainly depends on agriculture and livestock. The total cropped area of Balochistan is 3.8% which produces 82% apples, 69% peaches, 97.6% grapes, 82% pomegranates, 64% dates, 93.5% almonds and 49% plums. People of Balochistan depend on Natural water resources such as rainfall, streams rivers and kareez.
Balochistan being the largest province of Pakistan covers over 347,185 square Kilometers, out of which 5.9% area is cultivated. Approximately 85% of the population lives in rural areas and mainly depends on agriculture and livestock. The total cropped area of Balochistan is 3.8% which produces 82% apples, 69% peaches, 97.6% grapes, 82% pomegranates, 64% dates, 93.5% almonds and 49% plums. People of Balochistan depend on Natural water resources such as rainfall, streams rivers and kareez.
Major issues which are being faced in the agricultural sector of the province are
- Water management problems.
- Lack of coordination among agricultural institutions providing agricultural services
- Lack of reliable agricultural data.
NPIWC-II is aiming to improve the water availability situation in Balochistan to bring more area into irrigated land and increase agriculture. The construction of water storage tanks is a key factor of NPIWC-II in Balochistan to store water along with the improvement of watercourses and provision of laser land levelers.
NPIWC-II is aiming to improve the water availability situation in Balochistan to bring more area into irrigated land and increase agriculture. The construction of water storage tanks is a key factor of NPIWC-II in Balochistan to store water along with the improvement of watercourses and provision of laser land levelers.
For further details regarding the project NPIWC-II and provincial agriculture kindly visit Balochistan’s Directorate-General On-Farm Water Management portal below.
| COMPONENTS | TARGETS |
|---|---|
| Improvement of WC (20 years old+ Additional lining | 3,589 |
| New watercourses | 16,800 |
| Total watercourses | 20,389 |
| Water storage tanks | 5,507 |
| Laser land leveler | 1,500 |
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