Pakistan : Promoting Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction

This report shows that after a decade of moderate growth but little or no long term change in rural poverty in Pakistan, agricultural output, rural incomes, rural poverty and social welfare indicators all showed marked improvements between 2001-02...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Rural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LABORER AGRICULTURAL LABORERS AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS ANIMAL PRODUCTS ARABLE LAND ASSET MANAGEMENT CANAL SYSTEMS CEREALS CITIZEN COMMERCIALIZATION CONTRACT FARMING COOPERATIVES COTTON COTTON PRODUCTION CROP CROP AGRICULTURE CROP INCOME CROP PRODUCTION CROP TECHNOLOGY CROP YIELDS CROPS CULTIVATION DAIRY FARMERS DAIRY PRODUCTS DAM DECENTRALIZATION DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISEASES DIVERSIFICATION DRAINAGE DRIP IRRIGATION DROUGHT DRY LANDS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FAO FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ECONOMY FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM SECTOR FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER INCOMES FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FISH FODDER FOOD QUALITY FOOD SECURITY FRUITS FUTURE GROWTH GOVERNMENT POLICIES GRAIN GROUNDWATER HERDERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHARES INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INTEGRATION IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND REFORM LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVING STANDARDS MAIZE MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKETING MEAT MICRO-CREDIT MIGRATION MILK OILSEEDS PESTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION POWER OUTAGES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CONTROL REMITTANCES RESOURCE CONSTRAINT RICE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL ENTERPRISES RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME RURAL INCOMES RURAL INSTITUTIONS RURAL INVESTMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POPULATION GROWTH RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL PUBLIC RURAL SECTOR RURAL SERVICE RURAL SERVICE DELIVERY RURAL VILLAGES RURAL WELFARE RURAL WELFARE INDICATORS RURAL WOMEN RURAL WORKING POPULATION SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SEED SEED CERTIFICATION SEED COTTON SELF-EMPLOYMENT SHEEP SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL FERTILITY SOUTH ASIAN SUGAR SUGAR CANE SUNFLOWER SUPPLY CHAINS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TREATY URBAN AREAS URBAN MIGRATION URBANIZATION VEGETABLES VETERINARY SERVICES WAGE RATES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER MANAGEMENT WATER SHORTAGES WATER USE WATER-INTENSIVE CROPS WELFARE INDICATORS WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHEAT MARKETS WHEAT PRICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7536262/pakistan-promoting-rural-growth-poverty-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7984

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Summary:	This report shows that after a decade of moderate growth but little or no long term change in rural poverty in Pakistan, agricultural output, rural incomes, rural poverty and social welfare indicators all showed marked improvements between 2001-02 and 2004-05. However, longer term trends suggest there is little reason for complacency. The agricultural GDP per capita growth rate (1999- 2000 to 2004-05) was only 0.3 percent per year; rural poverty rates in 2004-05 are still at levels that approximate those of the 1990s; and social welfare indicators in Pakistan remain significantly below those of other countries in south Asia. Moreover, problems related to timing and availability of water for irrigation, inadequate rural infrastructure, a skewed distribution of assets, and low levels of health and education continue to slow the progress of economic growth and poverty reduction. Nonetheless, Pakistan has made important strides in the last several years to promote rural growth and poverty reduction. The study concludes that a comprehensive rural growth and poverty reduction strategy is needed, predicated on four main pillars: 1) Promoting efficient and sustainable agricultural growth to raise incomes of small farmers and to generate growth linkages in the rural non-farm economy; 2) Creating an enabling environment for the rural non-farm sector to enhance employment and incomes, and improving rural public-service delivery in infrastructure, health, education and population to serve as a foundation for growth and to increase household welfare; 3) Improving the effectiveness and governance of rural institutions through the decentralization and strengthening of local demand for enhanced accountability as well as through more proactive use of public-private partnerships; 4) Empowering the poor and protecting the most vulnerable through social mobilization, safety nets and facilitating access to productive assets for income generating activities.

Pakistan : Promoting Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction

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