Pakistan's Major Crops

wheat:
wheat is the country's most important crop. It is the staple food of the people of pakistan. No other crop is grown as extensively in pakistan as wheat. It is grown throughout the country, mostly in irrigated plain areas and on a small scale in the barani areas. Potohar is also a wheat growing area.

Rice:
Rice is one of pakistan's main food crops. The country is not only self-sufficient in its rice production but also an important exporter of high quality rice in the world. Much of the rice produced in the country is grown in the humid plains of Punjab and Sindh. It is also grown in the mountainous regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Northern Areas.           

Cotton:
Cotton is an important crop and a huge source of the country's foreign exchange. Cotton is mostly grown in the southern plains of the Punjab and in Sindh.             

Sugarcane:
Sugarcane is grown in warmer climates with enough irrigation water. It is grown widely in the Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.                   

Maize:
Maize is an important crop of the country used as staple food source in many rural areas. Parts of the maize crop which are not edible for humans are fed to livestock. Maize, or corn, is also used in the manufacture of edible oil. It is grown in the most of the regions in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.             

Tobacco:
Tobacco is one of pakistan's most important cash crop. Around 75% of the tobacco crop is produced in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and about 25% in the Punjab.                   

Pulses:
Various kinds of pulses such as Chane, Massoor, Mong and Mash etc. Are grown in the barani areas of Punjab, Sindh and southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.