Agriculture And The Rural Economy In Pakistan

Author : Spielman, David J.,Malik, Sohail Jehangir,Dorosh, Paul A.,Ahmad, Nuzhat
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Agriculture and the rural economy in Pakistan: Issues, outlooks, and policy priorities: Synopsis by Spielman, David J.,Malik, Sohail Jehangir,Dorosh, Paul A.,Ahmad, Nuzhat Pdf

While policy makers, media, and the international community focus their attention on Pakistan’s ongoing security challenges, the potential of the rural economy, and particularly the agricultural sector, to improve Pakistanis’ well-being is being neglected. Agriculture is crucial to Pakistan’s economy. Almost half of the country’s labor force works in the agricultural sector, which produces food and inputs for industry (such as cotton for textiles) and accounts for over a third of Pakistan’s total export earnings. Equally important are nonfarm economic activities in rural areas, such as retail sales in small village shops, transportation services, and education and health services in local schools and clinics. Rural nonfarm activities account for between 40 and 57 percent of total rural household income. Their large share of income means that the agricultural sector and the rural nonfarm economy have vital roles to play in promoting growth and reducing poverty in Pakistan.

Author : Iqrar Ahmad Khan,Muhammad Sarwar Khan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351208222

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Developing Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan by Iqrar Ahmad Khan,Muhammad Sarwar Khan Pdf

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of Pakistan providing food to consumers, raw materials to industries, and a market for industrial goods. Unfortunately, agricultural production is stagnant due to several barriers including a fixed cropping pattern, reliance on a few major crops, a narrow genetic pool, poor seed quality, and a changing climate. In addition, the high cost of production, weak phytosanitary compliance mechanisms, and a lack of cold chain facilities makes Pakistan agriculturally uncompetitive in export markets. Despite all these issues, agriculture is the primary industry in Pakistan and small farmers continue to dominate the business. Small farmers grow crops for subsistence under a fixed cropping pattern and a holistic approach is required to develop agriculture to improve the livelihoods of the rural populace. This book presents an exhaustive look at agriculture in Pakistan. Chapters provide critical analyses of present trends, inadequacies in agriculture, strategic planning, improvement programs and policies while keeping in view the natural resources, plant- and animal-related agricultural production technologies, input supplies, population planning, migration and poverty, and balanced policies on finance, credit, marketing, and trade.

Author : Mahmood Hasan Khan
Publisher : Vanguard Publications
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015042100704

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Public Policy and the Rural Economy of Pakistan by Mahmood Hasan Khan Pdf

Author : Amjad Hafeez
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783668989085

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Circular Economic Process Design for Rural Economy of Pakistan for Sustainable Development by Amjad Hafeez Pdf

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 3.7, University of Cambridge, language: English, abstract: Earth has finite resources. The demand for resources is increasing with population increase and resultant economic growth. The generic process of Take-Make-Dispose is putting great stress on earth’s finite resources. As Demand increases, economic system takes raw materials from natural world, converts it into some value added product, supplies it to the consumers and consumers dispose it off with the end of its lifetime or replacement with new updated version of that product. Apart from this product conversion, we are consuming resources for our food and this demand for food is growing exponentially. The time is nearing when this will deplete resources and we will have to search for new worlds to feed human population on earth. But there is another solution to this problem. That is replication of natural food chain in economic and technological systems. This is called circular economy or cradle to cradle approach. For millions of years, biological nutrients were being returned to earth to enrich it. Industrial processes have given rise to technological nutrient which is input for techno-sphere for reuse. To this system there is no waste. This is called cradle to cradle. This is to integrate various components of economic system and industrial processes in a way that a waste output of one industry becomes input for the second interconnected industry in the form of a cycle. This is also called waste to food phenomenon which gives rise to circular economy. But this transition to a circular economy, where the value of resources is preserved in the techno-sphere, must be supported by policies and operational decision-making based on evidence. Pakistan is one of the top producers of milk in the world with total annual production of over 42 million tonnes. This milk production is from farmers with individual buffalo and cow herds. This milk and dairy output contribute 11% to the national GDP. These animals also provide meat and raw leather for the industrial sectors. These animals generate waste in the form of dung and urine. This waste is used for fuel purpose at rural homes and used as manure for crops. Before using, it is left to decompose in the open which generates methane and other green-house gases along-with unpleasant and unhealthy odour.

Author : Ijaz Nabi,Naved Hamid,Shahid N. Zahid
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015014600962

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The Agrarian Economy of Pakistan by Ijaz Nabi,Naved Hamid,Shahid N. Zahid Pdf

The Agrarian Economy of Pakistan presents a systematic, analytical assessment of the structural changes in Pakistan's agriculture and its role in the national development strategy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCAL:B4293523

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The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : K. Ali
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:604303238

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Pakistan by K. Ali Pdf

Author : Richard A. Stanford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015049759684

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Rural Development in Pakistan by Richard A. Stanford Pdf

Monographic compilation of lectures on rural development issues in Pakistan - reviews political development, economic planning trends since 1947, agricultural development, land taxation and agricultural incomes, agricultural mechanization, development projects, the role of PARD government agency and other rural area institutions, water supply and power generation, etc., analyses institutional obstacles, and includes a chronology of significant political, social and economic events. Bibliography pp. 163 and 164.

Author : Aazar Bhandara,Durre Samee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9251086982

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Women in Agriculture in Pakistan by Aazar Bhandara,Durre Samee Pdf

Author : Gilbert Etienne
Publisher : Vikas Publishing House Private
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018236104

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Rural Change in South Asia by Gilbert Etienne Pdf

What Will Be The Impact Of The Economic Reforms On The Countless Villages Of Bangladesh, India And Pakistan? To Answer This Issue, The Book Focusses On The Rural Economy And Its Links With The Actual Reforms.

Author : Willem van Schendel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473699

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A History of Bangladesh by Willem van Schendel Pdf

A revised and updated edition of Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history, revealing the vibrant and colourful past of Bangladesh.

Author : Syed Mohammad Ali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317619611

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Development, Poverty and Power in Pakistan by Syed Mohammad Ali Pdf

Rural development remains a major challenge for governments of developing countries such as Pakistan. While a broad range of state and donor interventions impact the lives of poor farmers -who provide a significant proportion of the labour force - comprehensive consideration of these combined interactions remains inadequate. Focussing on Pakistan, this book discusses the political economy of agrarian poverty and underdevelopment in the region. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the combined impact of state and donor interventions, as well as that of resistance attempts, to alter the status quo within Pakistan. It questions the relevance of state institutions and policies contending with the problems of farmers in Pakistan, and how donor-led policies and programmes also influence their lives. It draws on findings that have emerged from interviews of over 200 respondents including government officials, donor agency representatives and different categories of poor farmers, during eleven months of fieldwork in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab. This research reveals some divergences between state and donor policies, but it finds more prominent convergences, which in turn enable the landed rural elite to benefit from market-based and capital-intensive processes of agricultural growth, without offering substantial opportunities for poor farmers. Reflecting the need to become less insular when discussing solutions to rural development, and demonstrating how state policies and institutions can interconnect with donor funded programmes, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of South Asian Politics and Development Studies.

Author : Mushtaqur Rahman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : UOM:39015014600996

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Pakistan's Rural Development? by Mushtaqur Rahman Pdf

Describes the evolution, organisation and activities of Markaz centres created by the United States Agency for International Development (AID) under the Integrated Rural Development Program for Baluchistan, Northwest Frontier, Panjab and the Sind Provinces.

Author : Robert Dale Stevens,Hamza Alavi,Peter J. Bertocci
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012176348

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Rural Development in Bangladesh and Pakistan by Robert Dale Stevens,Hamza Alavi,Peter J. Bertocci Pdf

Monograph presenting a comparison of rural development experiences in Pakistan and Bangladesh up to 1972 - covers the effects of Innovation in agriculture, irrigation, agricultural planning and agricultural development, social change, technological change, etc. Bibliography, graphs and statistical tables.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : 9789715616201

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Indonesia by Asian Development Bank Pdf