- Heavy rains and floods in 2015 damaged over 260,000 acres of cotton crops in Punjab province and an unreported area in Sindh province, leading to Pakistan's cotton production dropping from 13.56 million bales in 2014-15 to 9.47 million bales in 2015-16.
- The abnormal rains affected pollination, created ideal conditions for pest proliferation, limited input application, and damaged crop growth, causing farmers to lose interest in the crop given its lowered profits.
- Pakistan was not the only country affected - India, China, the US, and Brazil also saw declines in cotton production from 2014-15 to 2015-16, suggesting climate change may be a global issue impacting cotton crops
2. Targets 2015-16
Province Area
(Mil. ha)
Production
(Mil. bales)
Production
(2014-15)
14.871 Mil. bales
Punjab 2.428 10.500
Sindh 0.650 4.400
KP 0.0005 0.00152
Baluchistan 0.043 0.588
Pakistan 3.1215 15.48952
Source: 4th meeting of the Federal Committee on Cotton (FCC) Feb 19, 2015
3. Province Sector 2014-15 (Qty in MT) 2015-16 (Qty in MT)
Requirement Availability Requirement Availability
Punjab
Public 696.87 843.64
Private 18336 24249
Total 31,000 19033 31,000 25093
%age of TSR 61.39% 81%
Sindh
Public 0.27 118.59
Private 1178 3177.8
Total 8,300 1178.3 8,300 3296.4
%age of TSR 14% 40%
KPK
Public 0 0
Private 34 0
Total 50 34 50 0
%age of TSR 68% 0%
Balochistan
Public 0 0
Private 358 0
Total 620 358 620 0
%age of TSR 57.74% 0%
Pakistan
Public 697.14 962.23
Private 19906 27427
Total 40,000 20603 40,000 28389
%age of TSR 51.50% 71%
SEED AVAILABILITY
Source: Federal Seed Certification & Registration Department, Islamabad
4. Sowing 2015-16
Source: Crop Reporting Service Department of respective provinces
Province Target
2015
Area Sown % age Over
2015-16 2014-15 Target Last Year
Punjab 2.428 2.258 2.322 93.00 - 2.70
Sindh 0.650 0.643 0.596 98.92 + 7.88
KPK 0.0035 0.001 0.00097 28.57 +3.09
Baluchistan 0.050 0.044 0.041 88.00 +7.31
Total 3.1315 2.946 2.960 94.08 - 0.47
(Million Hectares)
5. Cotton Production Pattern
Year Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan Pakistan
2010 7904 (floods) 3794 0.430 68.91 11698
2011 12132 2681 (heavy
rains)
0.660 108.49 13595
2012 9600 (Rains) 3600 0.670 103.58 13300
2013 8860 (Rains) 3362 (Rains) 0.750 99.41 12336
2014 9900 (Rains) 3480 0.150 107.0 13488
2015 7400 (heavy
rains)
3400 0.295 57.0 10859
2016* 9500 4500 0.300 98.0 14101
(000 bales)
Production Range = 13 to 13.5 million bales
Severe damage due to heavy rains/floods = 11.698 (2010), 10.859 (2015)
6. Major Reasons of Shortfall
• Abnormalities in Weather
– Heavy Rains / Floods
– Harsh Temperatures
• Low Cotton Prices (leading to shifting of
cotton area to other crops)
• Pests & Disease (especially PBW)
• Seed quality
13. Comparison of Number of Rainy days in Core
Cotton Areas
Source: Director General, AARI, Faisalabad)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
July August September October
2014 2015
MULTAN
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
July August September October
2014 2015
RAHIM YAR KHAN
15. Abnormalities in Weather
Cotton Area damaged due to Floods / Rains (acres)
Source: Agriculture Departments of the Respective Provinces
Province Punjab Sindh
2010 860,356 487,125
2011 59,050 11,66,466
2012 142,547 92435 +62857 partially damaged
2013 246,110 5-10% Katcha area
2014 211,677 N.A.
2015 260,037 N.A.
16. Impact of Rains on Cotton Crop
• Continuous rains affected pollination (100mm to 373mm).
• 128 mm for 28 days during 3rd week of July upto 3rd week
of August 2015 as compared to only 13 mm during same
period last year.
• Heavy rains resulted in high humidity which favored flare
up of Whitefly, Jassid and other pests.
• Resulted in limited application of inputs, growth of crop
deteriorated and pest complex established.
• Damages due to rains coupled with prevailing lower cotton
prices & high rates of inputs, farmers lost interest in
spending more on already damaged crop.
18. Cotton Production in million bales
2014-15 2015-16
India 38.28 36.18
China 38.12 30.41
USA 20.90 16.59
Pakistan 13.56 9.47
Brazil 9.12 5.06
Uzbekistan 5.21 5.06
world 153.71 132.12
20. Irrigation Water Requirement for Cotton
Vs
Rain Forecast in Next 10 Years
0
10
20
30
40
50
April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Water Requirement Rain
Source: Pakistan Meteorological Department, Islamabad
mm
21. Decreasing Plant Population
Source: Crop Reporting Service Department, Punjab
Recommended Plant Population (Production Plan 2013 – Punjab)
Early (March) (12 to 15 inch) 14 - 17.5 Thousands
Mid (April) (9 to 12 inch) 17.5 - 23 Thousands
Late (1st to 15 May) (6 to 9 inch) 23 - 35 Thousands
PlantPopulation/acre
16680
15405
14024 14396
13174 13439 13864
12111 12388
16595
15162
14138
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
(est)
Average
24. Armyworm
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV
APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT
%HOTSPOTS
2014
2015
Source: Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides, Punjab
25. Pink Bollworm
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV
APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT
%HOTSPOTS
2014
2015
Source: Pest Warning & Quality Control of Pesticides, Punjab
28. Future Management Plan For
Pink Bollworm
1. National Seminar
2. Technical Workshop
i) Engaging Entomologists to develop
Long & Short management strategies
for PBW
3. Training sessions with PCCC’s scientists &
Extension staff
4. Farmer’s awareness campaign at different
locations at Punjab & Sindh provinces
35. Weather Forecasts
• Pakistan Met Department (PMD) predicts slightly (20-25%)
above normal rainfall
• 1°C rise in temperature (March-May)
• The warmer temperatures and rainfall will enhance the
melting of snow and ice, which will improve the water
availability for crops.
• However, IRSA predicts 5% shortfall in irrigation water
availability
• Weather Alerts by PMD at toll free number / farmers
helpline (051-111-638638, 051-9250364) to inquire about
district wise 5-days weather forecasts
36. Seed Availability
• FSC&RD stated that upto 23rd February, 14048 metric
tons (Punjab = 11728 tons, Sindh = 2320 tons) of seed
were tested and certified and by the 2nd week of
March, around 25,000 metric tons (60% of total
requirement) of certified seed would be available.
• Companies involved in fake seed business will be
de-registered
• PCCC will partner FSC&RD in developing Seed
Technology and provision of quality cotton seed to
the farmers.
37. Inputs Availability
• Agriculture Credit Target of Rs.600 billion, ZTBL
disburse Rs.15 billion for cotton farmers.
• Initiation of Cotton Crop Insurance policy by the
banks.
• 10% higher pests-specific pesticide availability
• Satisfactory availability of Fertilizer
38. Research Programs
• “Cotton Biotechnology Centers” under China-Pak Economic
Corridor Agreements (CPEC). PCCC has proposed two centers
i.e., one at CCRI Multan CCRI Sakrand.
• MoU with M/s BioCentury Pvt Ltd for development of
varieties resistant to cotton pests especially Pink bollworm.
• Pak-US Cotton Productivity Enhancement Project for
development of CLCuV Resistant Varieties
• Maintained 5765 germplasm species of cotton. Storage
capacity of seed for more than 25 years at CCRI Multan.
• Development of long and extra long staple cotton varieties
in the coastal belt of Sindh and Balochistan provinces.
42. Cotton Promotional & Development Programs
• Establishment of Cotton Research Station at Lasbella
• Strengthen Cotton Research Stations of D.I. Khan (Khyber
Pakthunkhwa) and Cotton Research Station, Sibbi (Balochistan).
• Laying out Demonstration plots and participate in Agriculture
Exhibitions organized by District & Provincial Governments.
• Weather Alerts through print and electronic media for the
guidance of farmers.
• PCCC will partner FSC&RD along with seed companies for
provision of quality seed to the farmers.
• Use of print and electronic media for advocacy and awareness
campaign for farmers in effective cotton crop management.
• Participate in training programs by the Agriculture Extension
Department of the Punjab
43.
44. Capacity Building
• MoU with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of
Agriculture, Multan for initiating Student Internship
Programs, Degree Awarding Programs and
Collaborating Cotton Research Programs.
• Short and long term training programs for scientists
in advanced technologies.
• Fill essential vacant posts lying at various research
institutes/stations.
48. SMS Services
• PCCC initiating SMS alerts for cotton growers
throughout the country.
• At least 4 weekly messages will be sent to
cotton growers.
49. Other
• Cotton Import through Wahga boarder
• Pink boll worm monitoring program
• Growers Awareness programs
50. Intervention Price
• Request from Minister for Agriculture Punjab to PM
for procurement of 2 million bales (05-05-2016)
• API has determined Rs. 3000/ 40kg of phutti
• Summery moved for comment to NFSR, MoF and
MoC (10-06-2016)