| 4.34 AREA AND PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO 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 | 291 | 297 | 294 | 377 | 380 | 370 |
| Khairpur | 44 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 80 | 78 |
| Ghotki | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. |
| Jacobabad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sukkur | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Shikarpur | 19 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 33 |
| Nawabshah | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| Naushero Feroze | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Larkana | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sanghar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mirpurkhas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tharparkar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Umerkot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dadu | 217 | 198 | 197 | 281 | 254 | 249 |
| Hyderabad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Badin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Thatta | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Karachi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Source:- Directorate of Agriculture Extension Sindh, Hyderabad. | ||||||