World Bank2013-02-212013-02-212010-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12449Pakistan is widely believed to be underperforming as far as its agricultural export potential is concerned. However, analyses to support this allegation are very few, in part due to the lack of easily accessible data. In this paper provide the first necessary step in the analysis of Pakistan's comparative advantage in agricultural export markets. However, little or no analysis has been done that sheds some more light on this issue, in the sense of better specifying in which commodities and which markets Pakistan's comparative advantage is strongest. This paper attempts to start filling that void by quantifying the degree of comparative advantage of Pakistan agricultural export products in major overseas markets. This quantification is a necessary first step in getting a better handle on the factors that may limit the extent to which Pakistan is able to enter markets where it has a comparative advantage. Expansion of Pakistan's share in overseas export markets is crucial for further development of the country's agricultural sector. The main objective of the paper is to identify products where Pakistan has demonstrated comparative advantage, and to provide a first step towards understanding the factors that at present limit possibilities for further exploiting that advantage. The paper analyzes actual export flows and calculates measures of revealed comparative advantage. The focus in this paper being on agricultural trade, the analysis is based on international trade data that incorporates a unique degree of detail not seen before in trade analyses for Pakistan.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATTOIRSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAGRONOMIC PRACTICESANIMALANIMAL BREEDSANIMAL HEALTHANIMALSAPPLESAVOCADOSAVRDCBARLEYBEEFBILATERAL TRADEBIRDSBRANDBRAND NAMEBRANDSBREEDSBUTTERBY-PRODUCTSCEREALSCHEESECITRUS FRUITCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOLD CHAINSCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN LIVESTOCKCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSCONTRACT FARMINGCORNCOTTONCOTTON PRODUCTIONCREAMCROPCROPSCULTIVATIONCUT FLOWERSDAIRYDAIRY PROCESSINGDAIRY PRODUCTSDAIRY SECTORDATESDOMESTIC DEMANDDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC MARKETSECONOMIC FUNCTIONSECONOMIC GROUPINGSEGGSEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSFARMERSFEEDFODDERFOOD EXPORTFOOD GRAINSFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD SECURITYFREE TRADEFRUITFRUIT JUICESFRUITSGDPGRAINGRAINSGRAPESHORTICULTURAL EXPORTSHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTSHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE PRODUCTSHYBRIDHYBRID SEEDSIFPRIINCOMEINDUSTRIAL ECONOMIESINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL TRADEIRRILIVE ANIMALSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK POPULATIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK SECTORLOW MILK YIELDSMAIZEMANGOMANGOESMARKET ACCESSMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET DISTORTIONSMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMEATMEAT PRODUCTSMEATSMILKMILK POWDERMILK PROCESSINGMILK PRODUCTSMILLSNEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESOFFALOPPORTUNITY COSTSORANGESPACKAGINGPACKINGPEACHESPERISHABILITYPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOST HARVEST TECHNOLOGIESPRICE INCREASESPRODUCERICERICE PRICESRICE VARIETIESSEEDSOILSSPREADSUPERMARKETSUPPLY CHAINSSURPLUSESTOTAL OUTPUTTRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICYVALUE ADDEDVEGETABLE JUICESVEGETABLESWHEATWHEAT FLOURWHEAT GRAINSWHEAT PRICESWHEAT TRADEWHOLESALE MARKETINGWORLD MARKETWORLD MARKETSYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/12449