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Resolving Pakistan’s climate extremes requires systemic action by Hafeez, Mohsin, Rana, Abdul Wajid, Ringler, Claudia

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Promoting oil seed crops in Pakistan: Prospects and constraints by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Gill, Sitara, Akram, Iqra

“…Oilseeds in Pakistan characterizes a policy failure as the production of oilseeds as well as edible oil has been on the decline despite various initiatives. …”
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World Food Programme Climate Response Analysis: Pakistan by Savelli, Adam, Schiek, Benjamin, Belli, Anna, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Hickson, Katie, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Esquivel, Alejandra, Saavedra, Cesar, Schapendonk, Frans, Pacillo, Grazia, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Abbas, Iftikhar, Maqbool, Shama, Noman, Hafsa, Grosjean, Godefroy

“…WFP and CGIAR have undertaken an analysis of climate risks in Pakistan and recommended programmes to address identified risks. …”
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Characterization and outlook of climatic hazards in an agricultural area of Pakistan by Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif, Anwar, A. A., Hussain, Kashif

“…This study uses biased corrected climate projections of temperature and precipitation to compute characteristics of potential climate hazards that are pronounced in the Gomal Zam Dam Command Area (GZDCA)— an irrigated agricultural area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The results answer the question of what the future holds in the GZDCA regarding climate hazards of heatwaves, heavy precipitation, and agricultural drought. …”
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Migration governance in Pakistan: institutional challenges and data gaps by Cheema, Abdur Rehman, Rafique, N., Abbas, F.

“…Recent estimations indicate that Pakistan is currently host to approximately 3.28 million migrants, comprising roughly 1.5 percent of the nation’s total population. …”
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Pakistan: Strategy to promote climate smart agriculture practices by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Gill, Sitara

“…Pakistan is a case of double injustice contributing a minuscule share of global greenhouse gases, yet it is bearing the brunt of global climate change impacts. …”
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Pakistan: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on the economy and poverty by Qureshi, Tehseen Ahmed, Rana, Abdul Wajid

“…During the last 24 years, the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Ukraine was USD 800 million including USD 739 million imports in 2021 (1.3 percent of Pakistan’s total imports). …”
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Reforming educator accountability systems: Evidence from Pakistan by Asad, Saher, Habib, Masooma, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kosec, Katrina, Leaver, Clare, ur Rehman, Attique

“…Pakistan is a prime example of low learning levels for primary school children (Andrabi et al., 2007). …”
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A 2007-2008 Social Accounting Matrix for Pakistan by Debowicz, Dario, Dorosh, Paul A., Robinson, Sherman, Haider, Syed Hamza

“…Output multipliers in Pakistan, accounting for supply constraints, range between 1.1 and 1.4, and shocks to livestock and industry have the largest spillover effects.…”
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS), 2012 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

“…Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS), 2012 is the 1st round of the Rural Household Panel Survey, which aims to provide a quantitative basis to identify and address urgent economic policy priorities. …”
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Experiences With and Preferences for Drip Irrigation Systems in Punjab, Pakistan by International Food Policy Research Institute, Duke Kunshan University, New York University, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

“…The data in this study were collected to assess preferences with respect to drip irrigation systems, which was promoted under Punjab Irrigated-Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (PIPIP) in Pakistan. The survey was conducted among 475 households across four districts (Attok, Chakwal, Layyah, and Sahiwal) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. …”
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Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, round 1.1 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies, National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agricultural Research Center, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

“…The dataset "Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1" was collected to inform the research study that examines the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan with particular emphasis on the market for genetically modified cotton seed embodying insect-resistance traits from the soil bacterium Bacillus thurigiensis (Bt) that have been conferred through genetic modification. …”
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Pakistan Cotton Survey 2014, round 1.3 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies, National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agricultural Research Center, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

“…The dataset "Pakistan Cotton Survey 2014, Round 1.3" was collected to inform the research study that examines the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan with particular emphasis on the market for genetically modified cotton seed embodying insect-resistance traits from the soil bacterium Bacillus thurigiensis (Bt) that have been conferred through genetic modification. …”
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Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, round 1.2 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies, National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agricultural Research Center, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

“…The dataset "Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.2" was collected to inform the research study that examines the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan with particular emphasis on the market for genetically modified cotton seed embodying insect-resistance traits from the soil bacterium Bacillus thurigiensis (Bt) that have been conferred through genetic modification. …”
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Political competition and rural welfare: Evidence from Pakistan by Kosec, Katrina, Haider, Hamza, Spielman, David J., Zaidi, Fatima

“…We explore this question in rural Pakistan, showing that greater political competition in a Provincial Assembly (PA) constituency predicts significantly better access to publicly-provided infrastructure and amenities, but no changes in other public goods including perceived access to justice and security. …”
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Channelizing Afghanistan to Pakistan informal trade into formal channels by Khan Miankhel, Adil

“…This paper focuses on assessing the possibility of bringing informal trade from Afghanistan to Pakistan into the legal channels by reducing tariff and tax differentials between Pakistan and Afghanistan. …”
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Factors influencing choice of energy sources in rural Pakistan by Moeen, Muhammad Saad, Sheikh, Asjad Tariq, Saleem, Muhammad Saqib Shahzad, Rashid, Shehryar

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Optimal groundwater management in Pakistan’s Indus Water Basin by Nasim Sanval, Helfand, Steven

“…In this report we examine the management of groundwater in Pakistan’s Indus Basin through a model of groundwater extraction with hydrologic, economic, and tenure constraints. …”
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Pakistan’s fertilizer sector: Structure, policies, performance, and impacts by Ali, Mubarik, Ahmed, Faryal, Channa, Hira, Davies, Stephen

“…The fertilizer industry in Pakistan, with US$3.74 billion per year in sales, now stands at a crossroads where, after an initial substantial contribution in boosting crop productivity, its future potential is being challenged. …”
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Pakistan's fertilizer sector: Structure, policies, performance, and impacts by Ali, Mubarik, Ahmed, Faryal, Channa, Hira, Davies, Stephen

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