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Pakistan is the world's 10th largest producer of rice. Pakistan's exports make up more than 8% of the world's total rice trade. [1] It is an important crop in the agriculture economy of Pakistan. Rice is an important Kharif crop. In 2019, Pakistan produced 7.5 million tonnes of rice and ranked 10th in the largest rice-producing countries.
Hafizabad District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع حافظ آباد) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad was made a district in 1993; formerly, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District. It is situated in central Punjab and is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and rice industry on the industrial side and have top 5 exporters of ...
Rice Canal: Sukkur Barrage: Indus: 10,658 It is a seasonal canal which flows only in kharif season and is designed for rice cultivation in Larkana and surrounding districts. Dadu Canal Sukkur Barrage: Indus: 3,150 1,300,000 It cultivates the fields of paddy, vegetable and cotton crops in Sindh. Fuleli Canal Kotri Barrage: Indus: 14,859 Kalri ...
India's effort to gain protected status for basmati rice exports in Europe has irked Pakistan, the world's No. 2 producer.
Pakistan has also cut the use of dangerous pesticides dramatically. [13] Pakistan is a net food exporter, except in occasional years, when its harvest is adversely affected by droughts. Pakistan exports rice, cotton, fish, fruits (especially Oranges and Mangoes), and vegetables and imports vegetable oil, wheat, pulses and consumer foods.
Okara District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع اوكاڑہ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District . [ 4 ] The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with Lahore 110 km away and Faisalabad is 100 km.
Banaue Rice Terraces of Luzon, Philippines, carved into steep mountainsides Taro fields (loʻi) in Hanalei Valley, Kaua'i, Hawaii Paddy field placed under the valley of Madiun, Indonesia Farmers planting rice in Cambodia. A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.
Rice is often served alongside or mixed with other dishes. One of the simplest and most common meals in Pakistani cuisine is plain cooked rice ( chawal ) paired with dal ( lentils ). Khichdi is a comforting dish made by cooking rice and dal together, while Karhi chawal consists of plain rice served with karhi, a yogurt-based curry.