ASSESSMENT OF APPLE PRODUCTION IN KILLA SAIFULLAH, BALOCHISTAN: CURRENT PRACTICES, CHALLENGES, AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

The study was arranged to guestimate the production status of apples in the district of Killa Saifullah, Baluchistan. District Killa Saifullah mainly consists of three tehsils i.e. Tehsil Killa Saifullah (KSF), Tehsil Muslim Bagh (MB), and Tehsil Loi Band (LB). In this study area, tehsil KSF contributed 30.85% of acres of apple cultivated, while Tehsil MB was 15.57% of acres, and tehsil LB was 15.8% of acres. The most grown variety was Tur Kulu (Red Delicious), which was cultivated in 76.67% of the total average area. The second most grown variety was Gaja (Honeycrisp), which contributed 25% of the area, Shin Kulu (Golden Delicious), which contributed 6.67% area, and Golden (Macoun) contributed 1% of the total average area of apple cultivated land. The total average area of apple production is 10.30 tons per acre. Simply produce 278 maunds per acre. While the average age limit of the apple grower in tehsil KSF 33.8% was 33.8 
years old, in tehsil MB 39.8% was 39.8 years old, while in tehsil LB 37.05% was 37 years old. The education level in the study area of the apple grower tehsil KSF was 6.35% educated, tehsil MB was 5.3%, and tehsil LB was 5.45% educated.