cotton production pakistan cotton production integral economic development pakistan nation largely dependent cotton industry related textile sector crop given principal status country cotton grown industrial crop nation land monsoon months august known period grown smaller scale february april record production cotton reported million pounds form seed cotton rise compared previous season production wise pakistan occupied fourth position cotton world china india united_states order respect exports raw cotton pakistan holds position fourth consumption cent production largest cotton history earliest known historical traces cotton found near city making pakistan regions cotton cultivation cotton discovered threads copper burial site dated period threads subject analysis combination reflected light microscope scanning electron microscope revealing cotton genus cotton cultivation widespread covered parts present day eastern pakistan northwestern india evidence seeds traced clear belonged wild cultivated variety use cotton cloth cities dates cotton recorded mature period evidence cotton threads found tied handle mirror antiquity female burial site copper razor evidence cotton form flowering plant type similar mature period seeds late late late coloured pottery seeds fragments growing regions cotton purely crop major crops country known popular king cotton white gold forms primary input textile industry pakistan cotton integral pakistan economy according analysis report grown industrial crop nation land grown monsoon months august known period grown smaller scale february april cotton grown provinces accounting nation cotton growing land grown provinces total land area cotton cultivation reported hectares acres growing season generally small farmers land holdings hectares acres size form largest group farmers holding hectares acres account farms land holdings hectares acres cotton cultivation form farms according estimate million farmers total million sectors engaged cotton farming growing million hectares varieties farmers widely adopted cotton trial area approved use cotton non varieties cultivation varieties non varieties local varieties cotton grown area generally planted april july harvested august december production cotton serves base nation industrial sector production cotton reported record high million form seed cotton increase compared previous season phenomenal growth million million estimated figures showing increase million growth production rapid production rising million million tonnes called magic year pakistan cotton industry attributed better pest control measures use improved seed types increased use cotton textile industries integrated account textile mills oil cotton hybrids created crossing gene traditional varieties developed local firms dealing seeds province cotton grown million acres districts terms production pakistan fourth position cotton world china india united_states order raw cotton exported pakistan holds position world records consumption wise holds fourth position cent production largest cotton cotton produced country medium staple long staple cotton imported produce quality export medium staple cotton called standard medium staple cotton type staple length varying centimetres long staple relatively longer expensive fine country economic development largely dependent cotton industry related textile sector given principal status cotton country apart use form cotton thread cloth seeds oil extraction diseases affect yield cotton varieties cotton leaf virus plant virus family stunts plant growth seriously affecting yield like plants reducing yield exports exported season increase cotton textile industries play dominant role exports cotton accounts percent country export earnings pakistan share world cloth exports european_union granted plus status pakistan promoted textile exports legal framework safety regulatory system 18th amendment constitution pakistan functions provinces system unclear regard oversee approval new seed technologies context regulatory acts approval stage amendments seed act law according report passage laws crucial introduction new events
Cotton production in Pakistan