Overview

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy and development of Pakistan providing food to consumers, raw materials to industries, and a market for industrial goods. Unfortunately, agricultural production is stagnant due to several barriers including a fixed cropping pattern, reliance on a few major crops, a narrow genetic pool, poor seed quality, and a changing climate. In addition, the high cost of production, weak phytosanitary compliance mechanisms, and a lack of cold chain facilities makes Pakistan agriculturally uncompetitive in export markets. Despite all these issues, agriculture is the primary industry in Pakistan and small farmers continue to dominate the business. Small farmers grow crops for subsistence under a fixed cropping pattern and a holistic approach is required to develop agriculture to improve the livelihoods of the rural populace. This book presents an exhaustive look at agriculture in Pakistan. Chapters provide critical analyses of present trends, inadequacies in agriculture, strategic planning, improvement programs and policies while keeping in view the natural resources, plant- and animal-related agricultural production technologies, input supplies, population planning, migration and poverty, and balanced policies on finance, credit, marketing, and trade.

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Author:   Iqrar Ahmad Khan ,  Muhammad Sarwar Khan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Weight:   1.905kg
ISBN:  

9780815366539

ISBN 10:   0815366531
Pages:   926
Publication Date:   25 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Editors Contributors Chapter 1 Planning for Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan Iqrar Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Sarwar Khan Section I Natural Resources and Input Supplies Chapter 2 Land Use in Pakistan Muhammad Tahir and Tasneem Khaliq Chapter 3 Water: Issues and Remedies Allah Bakhsh and Muhammad Adnan Shahid Chapter 4 Rural Energy Solutions for Community Development Anjum Munir, Allah Bakhsh, Abdul Ghafoor, Waseem Amjad, and Umar Farooq Chapter 5 Environmental Degradation and Remedial Strategies Haroon Rashid and Abdul Nasir Chapter 6 Land Degradation: Problems and Remedies Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Maqshoof Ahmad, and Ghulam Murtaza Chapter 7 Canal Operation through Management Information System Muhammad Arshad, Riaz Ahmad, and Muhammad Usman Chapter 8 Precision Agriculture and ICT: Future Farming Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood, M. Ahsan Latif, and Ahmad Kamal Nasir Chapter 9 Farm Services Asghar Ali, Sarfraz Hassan, and Abdul Ghafoor Chapter 10 Input Supplies: Production of Quality Seeds Muhammad Sarwar Khan and Faiz Ahmad Joyia Chapter 11 Fertilizers and Gypsum Javaid Akhtar, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Rashid, Ghulam Murtaza, and Muhammad Aamer Maqsood Chapter 12 Input Supplies: The Starring Role of Pesticide Inputs in Agricultural Productivity and Food Security Muhammad Jalal Arif, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Sufyan, Rashad Rasool Khan, and Muhammad Arshad Section II Crop Production and Health Chapter 13 Climate Change and Agriculture Ashfaq Ahmad and Khalid Hussain Chapter 14 Treatment and Management of Low Quality Water for Irrigation Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Aamer Maqsood, and Abdul Ghafoor Chapter 15 Stagnant Yields Abdul Khaliq, Amir Shakeel, Muhammad Kashif, and Ghulam Mustafa Chapter 16 Crop Diversification Shahzad M. A. Basra, Maqsood Hussain, Abdul Wahid, and Muhammad Farooq Chapter 17 High Value Horticultural Crops Iftikhar Ahmad, Saeed Ahmad, Khurram Ziaf, M. Muzammil Jahangir, and Raheel Anwar Chapter 18 Forestry and Range Management in Pakistan: Present Potential and Way Forward Muhammad T. Siddiqui, Muhammad F. Nawaz, Rashid A. Khan, and Zahoor H. Khan Chapter 19 Biotechnology and GM Crops Muhammad Sarwar Khan and Faiz Ahmad Joyia Chapter 20 Plant Diseases of Major Crops and the Way Forward for Their Management Muhammad Amjad Ali, Amjad Abbas, Muhammad Atiq, Nasir Ahmad Rajput, Khalid Naveed, and Nazir Javed Chapter 21 Trends in Sustainable Management of Emerging Insect Pests Muhammad Jalal Arif, Waqas Wakil, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Rashad Rasool Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Sufyan, Ahmad Nawaz, Abid Ali, and Shahid Majeed Chapter 22 Status of Pesticides and Their Alternatives for Crop Sustainability in Pakistan Amjad Abbas, Muhammad Amjad Ali, Arbab Ahmad, Safdar Ali, Amer Habib, Luqman Amrao, and Abdul Rehman Section III Animal Production and Health Chapter 23 Livestock Production: Status and Policy Options M. Sajjad Khan, S. A. Bhatti, S. H. Raza, M. S. Rehman, and F. Hassan Chapter 24 Poultry Production: Status, Issues, and Future Prospect Pervez Akhtar, Umar Farooq, and M. Sajjad Khan Chapter 25 Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture in Pakistan Muhammad Javed and Khalid Abbas Chapter 26 Livestock and Poultry Health: Issues and Way Forward M. Tariq Javed, Ghulam Muhammad, Nazir Ahmad, Laeeq Akbar Lodhi, Zafar Iqbal, Sajjad-ur-Rahman, Ahmad Din Anjum, Faqir Muhammad. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Farah Deeba, Bilal Aslam, Aisha Khatoon, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Imran Arshad, and Rizwan Aslam Chapter 27 Malnutrition in Children and One Health Mian Kamran Sharif, Masood Sadiq Butt, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, and Muhammad Imran Arshad Section IV Agricultural Incentives for Farmers Chapter 28 Gender Dimensions of Agriculture: Status, Trends, and Gap Farkhanda Anjum, Muhammad Iqbal Zafar, Kanwal Asghar, and Ayesha Riaz Chapter 29 Population Planning and Labor in Pakistan.............................................................. 635 A. A. Maan, Izhar A. Khan, and N. Farah Chapter 30 Rural Poverty Saria Akhtar, Muhammad Iqbal Zafar, Shabbir Ahmad, and Naima Nawaz Chapter 31 Rural–Urban Migration N. Farah, Izhar A. Khan, and A. A. Maan Chapter 32 Rural Development Tanvir Ali, Babar Shahbaz, Muhammad Iftikhtar, Ijaz Ashraf, Shoukat Ali, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Aqeela Saghir, and Muhammad Saleem Mohsin Chapter 33 Outreach and Social Mobilization: Challenges and Opportunities Munir Ahmad, Babar Shahbaz, and Mahmood Ahmad Randhawa Chapter 34 Fiscal Policy in Agriculture Tahira Sadaf, Muhammad Ashfaq, Rakhshanda Kousar, and Qaisar Abbas Chapter 35 Agricultural Credit and Cooperation Khalid Mushtaq and M. Khalid Bashir Chapter 36 Agricultural Marketing Abdul Ghafoor and Hammad Badar Chapter 37 Regional Trade: Pakistan’s Perspective Burhan Ahmad, Abdul Ghafoor, and Asif Maqbool Chapter 38 Value Addition Moazzam R. Khan, Aamir Shehzad, Aysha Sameen, and Masood Sadiq Butt Index

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