Pakistan
Despite high levels of poverty, Pakistan has the
potential to be a good market for U.S. agricultural
products. Imports of U.S. agricultural, fisheries
and forestry products have averaged between $200
million to $300 million over the past five years,
consisting primarily of cotton, wheat and planting
seeds. Recently returned to democratic rule, the
government of Pakistan faces a number of economic
and political issues. Pakistan has been a food aid
recipient under the Food for Progress program.
Longer term, the USDA has a number of technical and
scientific exchange programs to help build
Pakistan’s agricultural development, focusing on
subjects including biotechnology, biosecurity and
animal and plant disease control.
Population: 173
million
Major U.S. Agricultural Imports: tree nuts,
cotton,
pulses, fresh fruit, planting seeds, hides and
skins,
and vegetable oils (excluding soybean oils)
GDP per capita: $2,600
Agriculture: 20.4 percent of GDP
Agricultural Production: cotton, wheat, rice,
sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, milk, beef, mutton,
eggs
Major Agricultural Exports: rice, fruit and nuts
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