National Study on Agriculture Investment in Pakistan
Ahmed, Vaqar; Javed, Asif | June 2016
Abstract
Pakistan is a food insecure and water scarce country. Though, there had been a decrease in ‘extremely food insecure’ population from 22.4% in 2009 to 17.4% in 2013, anoverall extent of food insecurity has increased from 48.6% in 2009 to 58% in 2013(Ramay 2014). The Economic Survey 2014-15 reported agriculture’s share in GDP at 21%. The sector also provided employment to 43.5% working age population. During the recent years, agriculture growth rate in Pakistan has remained below the long-term average of 4%.1Key reasons for this subdued growth include: falling global prices for commodities produced in the country, higher cost of production in crop and livestock sectors, slow rate of agro-technology innovation, weak adoption of progressive farming techniques, issues regarding quality and quantity of raw material supplies, weak marketing, trade restrictions in agriculture, pest and livestock disease, slow and inadequate disbursements of agriculture credit(GoP 2015).
Citation
Ahmed, Vaqar; Javed, Asif. 2016. National Study on Agriculture Investment in Pakistan. © Sustainable Development Policy Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6685.Keywords
Agroindustry
Agricultural trade
Commercial farming
Agroindustry
Sustainable development
Export volume
Export Development
Access to markets
Agricultural market
Agricultural economy
Distribution
Commercial agriculture
Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Trade Volume
Agricultural Trade
Food Security And Trade
Regional Trade Agreements
Agricultural diversification
Agricultural resource
Farm produce
Land capability for agriculture
Food Supply
Rural land use
Technological innovations
Agricultural innovations
Farm supply industry
Natural resource
Adaptive natural resource management
Produce trade
Poor
Price Indexes
Intergrated rural development
Cost and standard of living
Population
Crop improvement
Rice farming
Crop
Food industry
Perishable goods
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