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Some Basic Considerations on Agricultural Mechanization in West Pakistan

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  • SWADESH R. BOSE

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Karachi,)

  • EDWIN H. CLARK

    (Williams College, Mass., U.S.A.,)

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West Pakistan is at present experiencing remarkable production increases in agriculture. These appear to be resulting from the rapid adoption of new varieties of seeds, the increased use of fertilizers and massive investments in tubewells - coupled with, during the 1968 rabi (winter) season, favourable weather conditions. Price-incentive policies, particularly agricultural price support, have helped considerably in the quick adoption of these innovations by farmers. A distinctive element of all the innovations so far promoted is that they are complementary to labour. There are virtually no economies of scale associated with their use. New seeds and fertilizers are as productive on small holdings as on large.

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  • Swadesh R. Bose & Edwin H. Clark, 1969. "Some Basic Considerations on Agricultural Mechanization in West Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 9(3), pages 273-308.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:9:y:1969:i:3:p:273-308
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    1. Khalid Hameed Sheikh & Zafar Iqbal, 1988. "Determinants of the Declining Share of Agricultural Labour Force to Total Labour Force in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 27(4), pages 561-565.
    2. Muhammad Irfan, 2010. "A Review of the Labour Market Research at PIDE 1957-2009," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 2010:1 edited by Rashid Amjad & Aurangzeb A. Hashmi.

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