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Farm Prices and the Green Revolution. Some Reflections on the Performance of Private Agricultural Markets in Pakistan

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  • FAIZ MOHAMMAD

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad.)

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Private agricultural marketing systems in developing countries are sometimes considered incapable of handling rapid growth in farm produce with adequate reward to the producer. As such, they could discourage improvements in farm productivity. This paper shows that this is not necessarily so in Pakistan. During the Green Revolution of the Sixties, when, owing to cultivation of HYVs, total production of wheat and (coarse) rice increased significantly, the marketing system facilitated the farmer's search for a desired price. More traders entered the trade, and increased competition among them enabled the farmer to secure better prices for his wheat and rice crops. The trader's margin at different stages of marketing also went down during the Green Revolution period, signifying an improvement in the performance of agricultural markets.

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  • Faiz Mohammad, 1985. "Farm Prices and the Green Revolution. Some Reflections on the Performance of Private Agricultural Markets in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 24(2), pages 103-123.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:24:y:1985:i:2:p:103-123
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    1. Sarfraz K. Qureshi, 1973. "Reliability of Pakistani Agricultural Price Data," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 12(2), pages 168-180.
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    3. Jones, William O., 1974. "Regional Analysis and Agricultural Marketing Research in Tropical Africa: Concepts and Experience," Food Research Institute Studies, Stanford University, Food Research Institute, vol. 13(1), pages 1-26.
    4. Faiz Mohammad, 1977. "Pricing Efficiency in Agricultural Markets in Pakistan," PIDE-Working Papers 1977:106, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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