Agriculture and Water Policy : Toward Sustainable Inclusive Growth

Ahmed, Syud Amer ; Gautam, Madhur

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO CREDIT;    ACCESS TO SERVICES;    ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY;    AGRARIAN ECONOMY;    AGRIBUSINESS;   

RP-ID  :  86251

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper reviews Pakistan'sagriculture performance and analyzes its agriculture andwater policies. It discusses the nature of rural poverty andemphasizes the reasons why agricultural growth is a criticalcomponent to any pro-poor growth strategy for Pakistan. Itsupports these arguments by summarizing key results fromrecent empirical analysis where the relative benefits ofagricultural versus non-agricultural led growth areexamined. The results also provide an illustration of farmand non-farm linkages. It summarizes recent performance ofthe agriculture sector, and discusses key characteristics ofits sluggish productivity growth. Three key issues relatedto increasing productivity are discussed: namely technology,water use and water management, and policy reforms relatedto markets and trade that can strengthen the enablingenvironment and contribute to the promotion ofdiversification towards high value agriculture.