Farmers in Pakistan have been growing cotton that contains the first generation of Bt gene since 2002. The cultivation … percent of the cotton area was under BT varieties. This paper examines the economic performance of Bt cotton in Pakistan based … improving more than in Bahawalpur. The results are similar to other studies of Bt cotton in India and suggest gains for Pakistan …

This poster presents the potential impact of Bt cotton adoption in Pakistan. The size and distribution of economic … benefits from the commercial adoption of Bt cotton in Pakistan are examined under four hypothetical scenarios. The adjusted … the total net benefits of adopting Bt cotton in Pakistan are large. As a result of increase in production, farmers get …

The government of Pakistan has been involved in the transfer of irrigation management to farmers' organizations at … Transfer.The study utilizes the Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (Round 1.5) that has detailed plot level information with …

insect-resistant Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton in Pakistan represents an example where imperfect markets, weak extension … Pakistan. We model how information from social network members influences farmers’ adoption decisions, controlling for farmers …

genetically modified insect-resistant Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) cotton seed in Pakistan appears to be one of these markets. In … purchased across a representative sample of cotton farmers in Pakistan’s two main cotton-growing provinces. We also test for the …

is whether such threshold points exist in Pakistan and Ethiopia and, if so, where they are located. Methodologically, the … growth. Moreover, the dynamic asset equilibria are very low. In Pakistan it is below the average asset holdings of the poor … insufficient for rural households in Pakistan and Ethiopia to escape poverty. …

Since 2003, the NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads … Africa. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development that eliminates hunger and reduces poverty and food …