Cotton Problems in Pakistan

Cotton yields are stagnant for the last several years. Factors responsible for the stagnant cotton production include:

Ø High temperature at flowering stage

Ø Late wheat harvesting resulting in decline of area under the crop

Ø Soil and water Problems

Ø Weather adversaries

Ø Pest attack

Ø Improper production technology in major cotton growing areas of Punjab and Sindh

 There are many social as well as economic problems facing cotton production including:

Ø  Illiterate farming community,

Ø  High cost of inputs,

Ø  Small landholdings,

Ø  Less adoptability of innovations by the farmers, Lack of guidance to farmers,

High cost of production and insecurity in the market