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This paper explores the major determinants of heavy reliance on groundwater and the extent to which conjunctive use of ground and surface water affects the production efficiency of Pakistan’s irrigators. The results show that the major drivers of groundwater use in Pakistan’s agriculture are the ...


Mekonnen, D.Siddiqib, AfreenRingler, Claudia[Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System]Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System

The Northern Areas of Pakistan form a mountainous, semi-arid region in which subsistence mixed farming is the predominant economic activity for the majority of the population, which numbers around 1 million. Following a period of relative isolation, construction of the Karakoram Highway and the e...


Duncan, Alan J.Rahman, D.A.Miller, D.W.Frutos, P.Gordon, I.J.Atiq-ur RehmanBaig, A.Ali, F.Wright, Iain A.[Transhumance livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Nutritional inputs and productive outputs]Transhumance livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Nutritional inputs and productive outputs

Information from 400 randomly selected female farmers was obtained during the year 1997 to assess the production performance of backyard chicken in Charsadda district, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan. Only 16.3% of the farmers were regularly vaccinating their flocks. The majority o...


Farooq, M.Gul,N.Chand, N.Durrani, F.R.Khurshid, A.Ahmed, J.Asghar, A.Zahir-ud-Din.[Production performance of backyard chicken under the care of women in Charsadda, Pakistan]Production performance of backyard chicken under the care of women in Charsadda, Pakistan

The process of dairy development that this study addresses is driven by underlying fundamental changes in economic growth, the value of resources and consumer demand. However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact...


Staal, Steven J.Nin Pratt, A.Jabbar, M.A.[Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 3: Pakistan and India dairy development case studies]Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 3: Pakistan and India dairy development case studies

A survey of 59 small-holder households was used to gather information about livestock production within a small-holder farming system in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. A broader survey of 130 households was used to gather information about cropping patterns, and access to off-farm employment and...


Rahman, A.Duncan, Alan J.Miller, D.Clemens, J.Frutos, P.Gordon, I.J.Atiq-ur RehmanBaig, A.Ali, F.Wright, Iain A.[Livestock feed resources, production and management in the agro-pastoral system of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan region of Pakistan; the effect of accessibility]Livestock feed resources, production and management in the agro-pastoral system of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan region of Pakistan; the effect of accessibility

Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world�s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond...


Qureshi, Asad SarwarFatima, A.[Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.]Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.

Peste des petits ruminants made its first clinical appearance in Pakistan during an epidemic in Punjab Province in 1991, but its level of activity in subsequent years was never systematically recorded. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 teams trained in participatory disease surveillance methods visited a la...


Hussain, M.Afzal, M.Ali, Q.Taylor, W.Mariner, Jeffrey C.Roeder, P.[The epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants in Pakistan and possible control policies]The epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants in Pakistan and possible control policies

Besides India, there are a few other countries like Mexico, Spain, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China which also make intensive use of groundwater. This highlight reviews groundwater institutions and policies in these countries, with a special focus on the interlinkages between energy and groundwater...


Mukherji, AditiShah, Tushaar[A review of international experience in managing energy irrigation nexus.]A review of international experience in managing energy irrigation nexus.

A study was conducted during the year 2000 to investigate flock size and egg production performance of backyard chicken maintained by woman in rural areas of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. One hundred and thirty female farmers were selected at random from 13 randomly selected nearby villages of Peshaw...


Javed, K.Farooq, M.Mian, M.A.Durrani, F.R.Mussawar, S.[Flock size and egg production performance of backyard chicken reared by rural woman in Peshawar, Pakistan]Flock size and egg production performance of backyard chicken reared by rural woman in Peshawar, Pakistan

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