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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