Dawn Investigation Cell
Islamabad: The Planning Commission has acknowledged that policy decisions and government measures at the federal and provincial levels have resulted in a significant decline of 13.5 percent in the production of major crops during this fiscal year, which may lead to an increase in food imports next year and pressure on the precious foreign exchange.
In the working paper prepared for the federal budget 2025-26, the Planning Commission also blamed the poor performance of the agriculture sector for the lower-than-target growth rate in the Gross National Product (GDP).
The Planning Commission has acknowledged that the crop sector witnessed a mixed trend during the financial year 2024-25. According to the report, ‘The production of major crops declined by 13.5% while other crops recorded an increase of 4.8%, cotton production declined by 30.7%, maize by 15.4%, sugarcane by 3.9%, rice by 1.4% and wheat production by 8.9%’.
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