Ahmed, Syud AmerGautam, Madhur2014-04-162014-04-162013-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17864This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO SERVICESACCESS TO TECHNOLOGYAGRARIAN ECONOMYAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATIONAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL EXPORTAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICESAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDSAGRICULTURAL INCOMESAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH NETWORKAGRICULTURAL SCIENCEAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMAGRICULTURAL WAGEAGRICULTURAL WAGESAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONANIMALSARABLE LANDAVERAGE YIELDSBASIN IRRIGATIONBEANBORDER PRICESCANAL IRRIGATIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPITA INCOMESCEREALSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC ZONECOMMERCIAL CROPSCOMMODITIESCOTTONCOTTON SEEDCOUNTERFACTUALCREDIT MARKETSCREDIT SCHEMESCROPCROP AGRICULTURECROP MANAGEMENTCROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDSCROPLANDCROPPINGCROPSCULTIVARSCULTIVATIONDEFORESTATIONDEGRADATIONDEGRADED LANDSDISTRIBUTION OF LANDDOMESTIC PRICESDRAINAGEECONOMIC GROWTHEGGSEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTUREEXPANSION OF IRRIGATIONEXPORT CROPSFALLOW LANDSFAOFARM ACTIVITIESFARM ACTIVITYFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM INCOMEFARM INCOME AND EMPLOYMENTFARM INCOME GROWTHFARM INCOMESFARM SECTORFARM SIZEFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFERTILIZERFERTILIZER USEFERTILIZERSFISHERIESFLOURFLOUR MILLSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD POLICYFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD SECURITYFORESTRYFRUITSGLOBAL MARKETSGRAINGREEN REVOLUTIONGROUNDWATERHARVESTSHIGH CROP YIELDHIGH VALUE COMMODITIESHIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSHORTICULTUREHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOMEIFPRIINCOME INEQUALITYINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHIRRIIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION EXPANSIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLABOR DEMANDLABOR MARKETSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAND ACQUISITIONLAND DISTRIBUTIONLAND HOLDINGSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAND QUALITYLAND RIGHTSLANDHOLDINGSLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSLANDSLARGE FARMLARGE FARMSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK SECTORLOCAL FARMERSMAIZEMEATNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATIONAL POVERTY RATENATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIONOILSEEDSPALM OILPESTICIDEPESTICIDE USEPOPULATION GROWTHPOTATOESPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATESPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCINGPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE STABILIZATIONPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHPRODUCEPRODUCTION GROWTHPRODUCTION SYSTEMPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTSPUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHRAW MATERIALSRESEARCH CENTERSRICERICE YIELDSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL ECONOMYRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL GROWTHRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL LABORRURAL LABOR MARKETRURAL POORRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY RATERURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL WORKRURAL WORKERSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSEED SUPPLYSHARECROPPERSSMALL FARM HOUSEHOLDSSMALL FARMERSSMALL FARMSSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSOWINGSUGARSUGARCANESUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMSTARGETED TRANSFERSTARGETINGTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTOBACCOTRADE LIBERALIZATIONURBAN POVERTYURBANIZATIONVEGETABLESWATER AVAILABILITYWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER SCARCITYWATER SUPPLYWATER USEWATER USE EFFICIENCYWHEATWHEAT PRICESWHEAT PRODUCERSWHEAT PRODUCTIONWHEAT SEEDWHEAT TRADE10.1596/17864