Enhancing Smallholder Incomes by Linking to High Value Markets in Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh Provinces / Alexandra Horst, Steven Watkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horst, Alexandra, author.

Watkins, Steven, author.

Series:

Other Economic and Sector Work Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2022.

Summary:

The first section of this report reviews the economic transformation underway in Pakistan and its alignment with the development observed in other countries that have also undergone economic change from being primarily agrarian into industrial and service-led economies. The second section provides an overview of Pakistan's agriculture sector regarding the target commodities and provinces (i.e., fruit and vegetables in Punjab, livestock, and aquaculture in Sindh) and significant trends within the markets of these commodities during the past few years. Past market integration efforts within Pakistan's agriculture sector, particularly regarding the target commodities, are also discussed in this section. The concluding section provides recommendations based on experiences and lessons learned from previous market linkage interventions. This last section also includes proposed entry points and activities for projects to implement such interventions. An overview of international experiences in collective actions, marketing, and value chain development to promote rural development and increase incomes along agriculture's supply chains is included in annex one.

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Publisher Number:

10.1596/38227