Agriculture and Water Policy : Toward Sustainable Inclusive Growth

This paper reviews Pakistan's agriculture performance and analyzes its agriculture and water policies. It discusses the nature of rural poverty and emphasizes the reasons why agricultural growth is a critical component to any pro-poor growth strategy for Pakistan. It supports these arguments by summarizing key results from recent empirical analysis where the relative benefits of agricultural versus non-agricultural led growth are examined. The results also provide an illustration of farm and non-farm linkages. It summarizes recent performance of the agriculture sector, and discusses key characteristics of its sluggish productivity growth. Three key issues related to increasing productivity are discussed: namely technology, water use and water management, and policy reforms related to markets and trade that can strengthen the enabling environment and contribute to the promotion of diversification towards high value agriculture.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ahmed, Syud Amer, Gautam, Madhur
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-03
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, AGRARIAN ECONOMY, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXPORT, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NETWORK, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SECTORS, AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AGRICULTURAL WAGES, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, ANIMALS, ARABLE LAND, AVERAGE YIELDS, BASIN IRRIGATION, BEAN, BORDER PRICES, CANAL IRRIGATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CAPITA INCOMES, CEREALS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC ZONE, COMMERCIAL CROPS, COMMODITIES, COTTON, COTTON SEED, COUNTERFACTUAL, CREDIT MARKETS, CREDIT SCHEMES, CROP, CROP AGRICULTURE, CROP MANAGEMENT, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP YIELDS, CROPLAND, CROPPING, CROPS, CULTIVARS, CULTIVATION, DEFORESTATION, DEGRADATION, DEGRADED LANDS, DISTRIBUTION OF LAND, DOMESTIC PRICES, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EGGS, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION, EXPORT CROPS, FALLOW LANDS, FAO, FARM ACTIVITIES, FARM ACTIVITY, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FARM INCOME, FARM INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT, FARM INCOME GROWTH, FARM INCOMES, FARM SECTOR, FARM SIZE, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZER USE, FERTILIZERS, FISHERIES, FLOUR, FLOUR MILLS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD SECURITY, FORESTRY, FRUITS, GLOBAL MARKETS, GRAIN, GREEN REVOLUTION, GROUNDWATER, HARVESTS, HIGH CROP YIELD, HIGH VALUE COMMODITIES, HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HORTICULTURE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME, IFPRI, INCOME INEQUALITY, INNOVATION, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, IRRI, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION EXPANSION, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LAND ACQUISITION, LAND DISTRIBUTION, LAND HOLDINGS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LAND QUALITY, LAND RIGHTS, LANDHOLDINGS, LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS, LANDS, LARGE FARM, LARGE FARMS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK SECTOR, LOCAL FARMERS, MAIZE, MEAT, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUTRITION, OILSEEDS, PALM OIL, PESTICIDE, PESTICIDE USE, POPULATION GROWTH, POTATOES, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCING, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRICE STABILIZATION, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION GROWTH, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, RAW MATERIALS, RESEARCH CENTERS, RICE, RICE YIELDS, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL ECONOMY, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, RURAL GROWTH, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INCOMES, RURAL LABOR, RURAL LABOR MARKET, RURAL POOR, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY RATE, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, RURAL WORK, RURAL WORKERS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SEED SUPPLY, SHARECROPPERS, SMALL FARM HOUSEHOLDS, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL FARMS, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SOWING, SUGAR, SUGARCANE, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TARGETING, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TOBACCO, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, URBAN POVERTY, URBANIZATION, VEGETABLES, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WATER USE EFFICIENCY, WHEAT, WHEAT PRICES, WHEAT PRODUCERS, WHEAT PRODUCTION, WHEAT SEED, WHEAT TRADE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/19311313/agriculture-water-policy-toward-sustainable-inclusive-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17864
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