| 4.29 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF BARLEY BY DISTRICT | ||||||
| IN SINDH, 1996-97 TO 1998-99 | ||||||
| Province /District | AREA (In Hectares) | PRODUCTION (In M.Tons) | ||||
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | |
| SINDH | 22,154 | 22,286 | 22,865 | 11,294 | 11,410 | 11,428 |
| Khairpur | 351 | 355 | 391 | 170 | 172 | 174 |
| Ghotki | 209 | 212 | 230 | 93 | 95 | 96 |
| Jacobabad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sukkur | 131 | 131 | 141 | 68 | 67 | 68 |
| Shikarpur | 1,514 | 1,526 | 1,594 | 658 | 672 | 673 |
| Nawabshah | 53 | 54 | 59 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Naushero Feroze | 319 | 322 | 354 | 158 | 160 | 162 |
| Larkana | 2,739 | 2,753 | 2,850 | 1,245 | 1,252 | 1,254 |
| Sanghar | 28 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Mirpurkhas | 189 | 193 | 207 | 93 | 95 | 95 |
| Tharparkar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Umerkot | 117 | 122 | 132 | 55 | 57 | 57 |
| Dadu | 2,367 | 2,381 | 2,464 | 1,240 | 1,266 | 1,268 |
| Hyderabad | 73 | 79 | 82 | 39 | 42 | 42 |
| Badin | 5,308 | 5,331 | 5,428 | 2,938 | 2,951 | 2,953 |
| Thatta | 8,756 | 8,795 | 8,897 | 4,501 | 4,540 | 4,545 |
| Karachi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Source:- Directorate of Agriculture Extension Sindh, Hyderabad. | ||||||