This study presents the results from a field survey of the wheat growers in the rice-wheat zone of Punjab. At present, more than eighty thousand hectares of wheat are sown with zero-tillage drill technology. The results of multiple regression analysis confirmed that the zero-tillage technology...

The crop protection strategy in Pakistan is almost entirely based on pesticide use. The inefficient use of chemicals has resulted in environmental pollution and sub-optimal returns to the society on the costly investments. This study estimates the social cost of pesticide use and suggests...

With the increase in population and the increasing trend of urbanizations leads towards a serious issue of food security and malnutrition. To cover come the malnutrition in the household the concept of kitchen gardening was introduced over the centuries. Now this concept is very well known and...

This study uses farm level data to analyse the determinants of adoption of recommended wheat varieties in irrigated Punjab, Pakistan. A notable proportion of wheat acreage is sown to non-recommended wheat varieties in the province. (...) Farm size, education, and size of wheat enterprise on the...

Over the years, role and strength of dairy goat is increasing in Barani Tract of Punjab. The bread and butter needs of poor and small household are largely depends on livestock specifically on the dairy goats. The 80 percent livestock management activities are mostly depends upon women;...