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How is foreign exchange earned through agriculture used?
How is foreign exchange earned through agriculture used?
To purchase goods that Pakistan needs but are not produced locally
What percentage of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas?
What percentage of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas?
67 percent
Where do 75 percent of the world's poor live?
Where do 75 percent of the world's poor live?
In rural areas in developing countries
What is stressed in the World Development Report 2007 as a way to alleviate extreme poverty and hunger?
What is stressed in the World Development Report 2007 as a way to alleviate extreme poverty and hunger?
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What does the Arabic word 'Rabi' mean?
What does the Arabic word 'Rabi' mean?
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When are Rabi crops sown and harvested?
When are Rabi crops sown and harvested?
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What does the word 'Kharif' mean?
What does the word 'Kharif' mean?
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When are Kharif crops sown and harvested?
When are Kharif crops sown and harvested?
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What are the two purposes for which farmers grow crops?
What are the two purposes for which farmers grow crops?
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Which season is associated with the harvesting of Rabi crops?
Which season is associated with the harvesting of Rabi crops?
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Name three cash crops grown in Pakistan.
Name three cash crops grown in Pakistan.
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In which season are Kharif crops sown?
In which season are Kharif crops sown?
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Which crop requires a hot and humid climate, abundant rains, and rich soft soil?
Which crop requires a hot and humid climate, abundant rains, and rich soft soil?
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What is the main use of maize?
What is the main use of maize?
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In which season is cotton, an important cash crop, grown?
In which season is cotton, an important cash crop, grown?
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What type of weather is required at the time of harvest for the cotton crop?
What type of weather is required at the time of harvest for the cotton crop?
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How is foreign exchange earned through the sale of agricultural products used?
How is foreign exchange earned through the sale of agricultural products used?
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What is the primary source of employment for nearly half of Pakistan's population?
What is the primary source of employment for nearly half of Pakistan's population?
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Where do a significant number of the world's rural poor live?
Where do a significant number of the world's rural poor live?
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What is emphasized in the World Development Report 2007 as a potential solution to extreme poverty and hunger?
What is emphasized in the World Development Report 2007 as a potential solution to extreme poverty and hunger?
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