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Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Pakistan: Use of Improved Seeds

Muhammad Ahsan Rana


INDUSTRY : Agriculture

AREA : Agribusiness

ORGANIZATION : Pakistan

LENGTH : 28

LUMS No : 13-102-2014-2

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2014

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KEYWORDS:

Agriculture,Productivity,Pakistan,Improving Seeds,Social Policy,Development


DESCRIPTION:

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 organize 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.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1) Provide basic information on agricultural production in Pakistan. 2) Briefly discuss a few policy questions in areas; a) Agricultural R&D b) Intellectual Property Rights. C) Seed Provision System d) Extension Advice.


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Agricultural Business