Impact of Mechanization on Productivity of Major Grain Crops in Punjab (Pakistan)

Authors

  • Nigah Hussain PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author
  • Arshad Mehmood Malik PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author
  • Majid Ali PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author
  • Mussadaq Nawaz PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author
  • Ayesha Shakoor PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author
  • Syed Mufeed Hadi Naqvi Agriculture University Peshawar. Author
  • Muhammad Bilal Arif PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62345/

Keywords:

Productivity, Modernization, Cultivated Land

Abstract

Farm mechanization is an essential element for food security in Pakistan. Farmers adopted new technology regarding agriculture to increase their farm productivity and to increase cultivable land. Due to farm mechanization, farm production increases and barren land is converted into cultivated land. This study aims to highlight mechanization's impact on the productivity of the farm, cultivation of the farms, and the status of mechanization. Primary data was collected from three different villages of district Khushab. The results showed an increase in cultivated land, which increased production. The yield of wheat and rice also increases due to mechanization.

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Author Biographies

  • Nigah Hussain, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    National Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
    Correspondence Author Email: majidali@uaar.edu.pk

  • Arshad Mehmood Malik, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    Department of Economics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

  • Majid Ali, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    Department of Economics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

  • Mussadaq Nawaz, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    Department of Economics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

  • Ayesha Shakoor, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    Department of Economics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

  • Syed Mufeed Hadi Naqvi, Agriculture University Peshawar.

    Department of Agriculture Extension, Agriculture University Peshawar, Pakistan.

  • Muhammad Bilal Arif, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.

    Department of Economics, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Impact of Mechanization on Productivity of Major Grain Crops in Punjab (Pakistan). (2023). Journal of Asian Development Studies, 12(4), 634-640. https://doi.org/10.62345/

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