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Agriculture In Pakistan

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Agriculture In Pakistan

OVERVIEW

Agriculture Based Country

Contributes 21% to GDP

Employs 44% of total work-force

Two Principal Crop Seasons1) Kharif

2) Rabi

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GROWTHPERFORMANCE

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PROBLEMS &RECOMMENDATIONS

PovertyRecommendations:

Higher Growth on a sustained basis

Volatility in Agricultural Growth

Recommendations:More Warehousing Facilities

Expand Network of Agricultural EducationCenters

Structural Issues

Recommendations:Change policy-orientation from focusing

exclusively on price

Move towards yield enhancement

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PROBLEMS &RECOMMENDATIONS

Adequate and Timely Distribution of Water

Recommendations:

Improve infrastructure for distributing water

Cotton

Recommendations:Late sowing to be discouraged

Subsidy on phosphate & potash fertilizer may cont.

Growers to be encouraged to add micronutrients

Availability of insect specific pesticides

Special awareness programmes

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PROBLEMS &RECOMMENDATIONS

WheatRecommendations:Disallow Wheat export

Adequate pricing of fertilizers

Sufficient Irrigation water

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OTHERRECOMMENDATIONS

Technological advancement

Changes in price policy, trade policy,and fiscal policy

Strengthening the role of governmentin providing rural infrastructure

The government should remove allprice supports and controls

Agricultural output prices should bedetermined by the market.

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OTHERRECOMMENDATIONS

Research teams for Seeds, Soil etc

Improvement in Canal System

Training programmes

Adult literacy programmes

Decentralized Irrigation System

Resolving disputes over irrigation

system Research on cropping systems