Impact of Climatic Factors on Wheat Yield in Quetta District

Abstract

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan, rich in mineral resources, livestock, fertile lands and famous for agricultural produce including apple and grapes and wheat. Quetta district is one of the largest districts of Balochistan in terms of population and economic activities. The district agriculture produce has been largely affected by changes in climate and environmental degradation mainly due to increased population and economic activities. The present study aims to analyze the impact of changing climatic parameters i.e. temperature and rainfall on wheat production during three years of Rabi season (2017 – 2020) through descriptive analysis. The results showed less wheat production on cultivable land in the Quetta district due to the changes in rainfall patterns and overall high range of minimum temperature compared to the maximum temperature. The study implies that climatic factors including temperature and rainfall can check the wheat production even if the wheat is cultivated in large areas.