Economic Activities in the City:

With the passage of time industry of all types have been established in Okara. Furthermore, heavy productive industry is rapidly increasing in the area including Vegetable Oil & Ghee, Papers and Board Mills, Packaging Industry, Sugar Mills, Electronic Appliances (including refrigerator, Air- conditioned, Deep freezer industry etc.) Cotton & Textile, Surgical Cotton, Feed Mills, Flour Mills, Rice & Processing Mills, Environmentally protected poultry houses, export quality Crockery product manufacturing, services and professional Associations have also been developed in Okara. At present, about 250 environmentally protected Poultry Houses have since been established. Present set up of industrial development is appended below:

Traditional Crops (Rice, Maize & Potato)

Rice, Maize & Potato are the main traditional crops of Okara District. Okara is considered as HUB of Par Boiled Rice as well. “Analyzing the level of production of Potato and Maize, Okara leads not only other Districts and Provinces in its 70% of total Potato and Maize produce in the country but also it equals in both Agriculture yields with India. Both these products have gained a traditional status for Okara District as in the Top Agriculture list as a yield producing and profit raising areas of the Sub-Continent”.

Being the land of farmers, its milk production is at No. 4 in the world. Poultry, Environmentally protected Protein Farms, Cattle, Fish Farming and Gardening have been the ride businesses of the farmers ever since. Okara has fertile land with enormous potential in agriculture yield. It meets the major food requirements of all kind of grains, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, meat, beef, poultry and confectionary. The district-wise production of Potato and Maize, Okara leads not only all other districts but also provinces with its contributions equal to 70% of the total yield Maize for which Okara District is in the top agriculture produce list and which is being used in manufacturing Cooking Oil (Corn Oil).