Technical Note
INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN PAKISTAN: USE OF IMPROVED SEEDS
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AREA :AGRIBUSINESS
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LENGTH :28
LUMS No :13-102-2014-2
PUBLICATION YEAR : 2014
ABSTRACT:
This note will be used as background reading for the class sessions on agricultural development in Pakistan in two different programs. The first is the Level 2 undergraduate course i.e. Contemporary Social Policy Issues in Pakistan. In this course, students are systematically exposed to various social policy issues through (Pakistan-specific) background readings, class presentations and discussions. The second program is the 5-day training workshop that ASP-LUMS is planning to organise for a group of 35-40 newly elected members of the National Assembly of Pakistan. The training intends to give these parliamentarians a high-level view of several important areas, including agriculture in Pakistan. The note intends to do the following: ¿ Provide basic information on agricultural production in Pakistan ¿ Briefly discuss a few policy questions in the following areas: ¿ Agricultural R&D ¿ Intellectual Property Rights ¿ Seed provision system ¿ Extension advice.