Abstract
The study analyzed and compared the growth rates of area, production and productivity of common major crops of Pakistan and India from 1984 85 to 2008 09. It reveals that in Pakistan the increase in the production growth rate of rice, wheat and sugarcane were due to increase both in its area and productivity, but productivity growth rate contributed more as compared to increase in its area growth, while for cottonseed area and productivity growth contributed equally. The study also confirms that in India the increase in the production growth of rice and wheat were due to increase both in its area and productivity growth but productivity contributed more than area. The study also confirms that area growth rate of rice and cottonseed for Pakistan increased by more percentage per annum as compared to India. The study also concludes that the area growth rate of wheat and sugarcane increased by more percentage for India as compared to Pakistan. The major finding of this study is that as far as production and productivity growth rates are concerned, it increased by more percentage for all the crops of Pakistan as compared to Indian crops.
Highlights
It is needless to mention the role played by agriculture in developing countries like Pakistan and India
The increase in the productivity growth rate of sugarcane was mainly due to increase in its area growth rate rather than production growth rate
As far as production and productivity growth rate are concerned it increased by more percentage for all the crops of Pakistan as compared to Indian crops
Summary
It is needless to mention the role played by agriculture in developing countries like Pakistan and India. Majority of the population in both the countries are rural based and relies on employment and income, which depends in one way or another on agriculture. Agricultural growth is a catalyst for economic growth and development of the country. Its contribution towards capital formation etc., are well known. Its linkages with industries in supplying wage goods, providing raw materials and creating demand for the industrial products are well documented in literature. A stable growth in crops area, production and productivity for Pakistan and
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