Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options
While wheat procurement policy is a central part of Pakistan’s agricultural policy, a brief description of its impact does not make for easy reading: it has a high budget cost, has led to a buildup of debt, distorts markets, provides little direct benefit to small farmers and productivity in Pakista...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| author | Rana, Abdul Wajid |
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| description | While wheat procurement policy is a central part of Pakistan’s agricultural policy, a brief description of its impact does not make for easy reading: it has a high budget cost, has led to a buildup of debt, distorts markets, provides little direct benefit to small farmers and productivity in Pakistan’s wheat sector continues to lag. Furthermore, as Pakistan has gradually moved to producing a wheat surplus, a trend that is likely to continue in the future, the current policy set is likely to become more unsustainable in the future, with the task of squaring the circle between supporting farm incomes, providing fair consumer prices and delivering food security becomes increasingly difficult without reform. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1439282025-11-06T06:27:19Z Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options Rana, Abdul Wajid policies agricultural policies markets agricultural productivity wheat food prices grain While wheat procurement policy is a central part of Pakistan’s agricultural policy, a brief description of its impact does not make for easy reading: it has a high budget cost, has led to a buildup of debt, distorts markets, provides little direct benefit to small farmers and productivity in Pakistan’s wheat sector continues to lag. Furthermore, as Pakistan has gradually moved to producing a wheat surplus, a trend that is likely to continue in the future, the current policy set is likely to become more unsustainable in the future, with the task of squaring the circle between supporting farm incomes, providing fair consumer prices and delivering food security becomes increasingly difficult without reform. 2020-03-01 2024-05-22T12:18:09Z 2024-05-22T12:18:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143928 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rana, Abdul Wajid. 2020. Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options. PACE Policy Research Paper March 2020. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133728. |
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| title | Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options |
| title_full | Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options |
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| title_short | Rationalization of wheat markets in Pakistan: Policy options |
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| topic | policies agricultural policies markets agricultural productivity wheat food prices grain |
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