Author: Shahid Mahmood ZiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Economic Analysis of Rice-wheat Farming Systems of Pakistani Punjab
The Economics of the Green Revolution in Pakistan
Author: Mahmood Hasan KhanPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Monograph on the agricultural economics of Innovation and the green revolution in agriculture in the indus river basin in Pakistan - analyses the research results of a field study conducted in 1972 to 1973 in nine sample districts in the punjab and sind on the effects on agricultural income and employment of the adoption on new wheat and rice seeds, and gives data according to farm size, etc. Graphs, map, questionnaire and statistical tables.
Increasing the Productivity of Rice Based Farming Systems of the Pakistan Punjab
Author: Pervaiz AmirPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Productivity Growth and Resources Degradation in Pakistan's Punjab
Author: Derek ByerleePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1302021060
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
November 2000 The introduction of green revolution technologies in wheat and rice production in Pakistan's Punjab province reversed the country's food crisis and stimulated rapid agricultural and economic growth. But resource degradation through intensification, monocropping, and mismanagement of water resources has offset much of the productivity effect of technological change. The introduction of green revolution technologies in wheat and rice production in Asia in the mid-1960s reversed the food crisis and stimulated rapid agricultural and economic growth. But the sustain-ability of this intensification strategy is being questioned in light of the heavy use of external inputs and growing evidence of a slowdown in productivity growth and degradation of the resource base. Ali and Byerlee address the critical issue of long-term productivity and the sustainability of Pakistan's irrigated agriculture. To estimate changes in total factor productivity in four production systems of Punjab province, they assemble district-level data on 33 crops, 8 livestock products, and 17 input categories. They find that average annual growth in total factor productivity was moderately high (1.26 percent) for both crops and livestock for the period 1966-94, but observe wide variation in productivity growth by cropping system. A second, disaggregated data set on soil and water quality reveals significant resource degradation. The authors use the two data sets to decompose the effects of technical change and resource degradation through application of a cost function. They find that continuous and widespread resource degradation (as measured by soil and water quality variables) has had a significant negative effect on productivity, especially in the wheat-rice system, where resource degradation has more than offset the productivity effects of technological change. Degradation of the health of the agro-ecosystem was related in part to modern technologies, monocropping, and mismanagement of water resources. The results call for urgent analysis of technology and policy options to arrest the degradation of resources. This paper--a joint product of the Rural Development Department and the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center--is part of a larger effort to support the development of sustainable intensification of irrigated agricultural systems. The study was funded by the Bank's Research Support Budget under the research project "Total Factor Productivity Growth in Post-Green Revolution Agriculture of Pakistan and Northwest India." Mubarik Ali may be contacted at [email protected].
Wheat in the Rice-wheat Cropping System of the Punjab
Author: Pakistan: A cost-benefit analysis of puddled planted rice vs. direct seeded rice
Author: Rana, Abdul WajidPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Rice-wheat, a major cropping system of Pakistan, is vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, manifesting in the form of yield reduction. Among various crops, rice is often identified as the most at-risk food crop which is prone to a substantial drop in yield because of climate change and weather variations. It is estimated that the yield of wheat and rice may decline by 14.7 percent and 20.5 percent, respectively, by 2050 due to changes in climate. It is expected that Pakistan could potentially incur a climate change-related loss of $19.5 billion by 2050 due to reduced wheat and rice crop yields due to water scarcity, rising average temperatures, and less precipitation. Research indicates that if current climate change patterns persist and farmers do not adopt suitable climate resilient methods, rice production in Pakistan could decline by as much as 36 percent by the year 2099.
Comparative Advantage of Agricultural Production Systems and Its Policy Implications in Pakistan
Author: D. AppleyardPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251025697
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan
Author: David J. SpielmanPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812294211
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Historically, agriculture has been crucial to Pakistan's economic growth and development and remains so even today. The sector employs almost half of the country's labor force, supplies key inputs to the country's manufacturing sector, generates a significant share of export earnings, and nourishes a rapidly growing population. Further, beyond agriculture is the wider rural economy, including nonfarm economic activities such as small enterprises, transport services, village retail shops, local schools, and clinics, all of which account for an estimated 40 to 57 percent of total rural household income. Given the importance of these rural activities, the slow growth of agriculture in recent years—averaging just 2.8 percent during the period 2010-2014—should be a source of concern for Pakistan. Can the country's agricultural sector and rural economy once again play a significant role in growth and development? Can it contribute to poverty reduction? Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities seeks to answer these questions by examining the performance of both agriculture and the rural economy. The authors identify several measures that can promote agricultural productivity growth as well as wider economic and social development. These include increasing the efficiency of water use in the Indus river basin irrigation system, especially in the face of climate change; reforming policies and regulations that govern markets for agricultural inputs and commodities; and improving the provision of rural public services for health, education, women's empowerment, and community development. The analyses and conclusions in Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan will be of use to policy makers, development specialists, and others concerned with Pakistan's development. Contributors: Madiha Afzal, Nuzhat Ahmad, Faryal Ahmed, Mubarik Ali, Shujat Ali, Elena Briones Alonso, Hira Channa, Stephen Davies, Paul Dorosh, Gisselle Gajate Garrido, Arthur Gueneau, Madeeha Hameed, Brian Holtemeyer, Huma Khan, Katrina Kosec, Mehrab Malek, Sohail J. Malik, Shuaib Malik, Amina Mehmood, Dawit Mekonnen, Hina Nazli, Sara Rafi, Muhammad Ahsan Rana, Abdul Wajid Rana, Danielle Resnick, Khalid Riaz, Abdul Salam, Emily Schmidt, Asma Shahzad, David J. Spielman, James Thurlow, Ahmad Waqas, Edward Whitney, Fatima Zaidi.
A Trade-off Between Expected Returns and Risk Among Farmers of Rice-wheat Farming System of Punjab, Pakistan
Author: Shahid Mahmood ZiaHandbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems
Author: Daniel HillelPublisher:
ISBN: 9781783265633
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
"Joint Publication with the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America."