maize

Maize is the highest yielding cereal crop in the world. It is of significant importance for countries like Pakistan where rapidly increasing population has already out stripped available for food supplies. In Pakistan maize is third important cereal after wheat and rice. Maize account for 4.8% of the total cropped area and 3.5 of the value of agricultural output. It is planted on an estimated area of 0.9 million hectare with an annual production of 1.3 million tons. The bulk 97% of the total production comes from two major provinces,kpk,accounting for 57% of the total area and 68% of total production. The Punjab contributes 38% acreage with 30% of total maize grain production. Very little maize 2-3% is produced in the province of Sindh and Baluchistan. Though not included in Pakistan offical statistics maize is an important crop of AJK with about 0.122 million hectare of maize being planted  during karif.
Maize cultivation if Pakistan:
Approximately 65% of maize in Pakistan has access to irrigation. The reminder is farmed under strictly rained conditions. Eighty four percent of the maize production in Pakistan is concentrated in two principal geographic clusters.11 district in kpk/northern Punjab and 9 districts in the central Punjab.
In Pakistan maize is cultivated as a multipurpose food and forage crop. Apart from human consumption. Maize has an increasing demand from strach, glucose, and oil manufacturing industries. It is also fed to cattle!!!!!!