Agriculture and Water Policy : Toward Sustainable Inclusive Growth

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 s...

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Main Authors:	Ahmed, Syud Amer, Gautam, Madhur
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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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Summary:	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.

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