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Cotton crop: A situational analysis of Pakistan by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Ejaz, Amna, Shikoh, Sania Haider

“…Approximately 65 percent of Pakistan’s cotton is grown in Punjab, which has dry conditions, and the rest is grown in Sindh, which has a more humid climate, with negligible area under cotton in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. …”
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“Seeing is Believing:” Research project on smartphone camera data for agricultural risk management by Kannan, Samyuktha, Kramer, Berber, Singh, Vartika

“…A proof of concept study of “picture-based insurance” (PBI), an easy-to-understand low-cost insurance product for visible crop damage, was conducted between 2016 and 2018 in Punjab and Haryana on the wheat crop. Along with technical and implementation partners including HDFC, we also leveraged smartphone camera data to provide personalized agricultural advice based on real-time observations of crop conditions, from sowing to harvest. …”
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Insights on the rapid adoption of Pusa 1121 basmati variety in North India by Joshi, Kuhu, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Khan, Md. Tajuddin, Kishore, Avinash

“…The sample comprises of 1305 Basmati growing farmers from the north Indian states of Haryana and Punjab. Pusa 1121 was adopted rapidly by 60% farmers between 5 and 10 years from its release in 2005. …”
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Building on our achievements to transform the WEFE nexus by McCartney, Matthew P., Ringler, Claudia

“…A particular success came from Pakistan’s Punjab Province, where, with our support, the government is rolling out a Groundwater Management Information System – a practical, near-real-time tool to help reverse the rapid deterioration of groundwater and safeguard food security. …”
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Summary of the agro-ecological and socio-economic context for the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) by Pede, Valerien, Ward, Patrick S., Spielman, David J., Paris, Thelma R.

“…In all, the baseline household survey collected data on 2,628 households across the CSISA hub domains of Haryana, Punjab, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu in India; Dinajpur and Gazipur in Bangladesh; and the Terai region of central Nepal.…”
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Paradox of rice seed system in India by Hossain, S.K. Mosharaf, Nayak, Swati

“…This study based on secondary data revealed merely sowing quality seeds may not result in desired level of yield increase unless quality seeds of a good and appropriate variety is sown. Punjab, with its 38% SRR, registers 3.97 ton per ha yield whereas it is just 1.51 ton per ha in Chattisgarh where SRR is 44%. …”
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Pre-colonial religious institutions and development: Evidence through a military coup by Malik, Adeel, Mirza, Rinchan Ali

“…We compile a unique database on holy Muslim shrines across Pakistani Punjab and construct a historical panel of literacy spanning over a century (1901–2011). …”
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How are climate, security, and human mobility dynamics interrelated in Pakistan? by Khalid, Shahab, Savelli, Adam, Vaselli, Alessandra, Carneiro, Bia, Pacillo, Grazia, Laderach, Peter

“…The analysis underscores the urgent need for integrated, context-sensitive approaches to climate resilience, displacement, and peacebuilding in Pakistan by drawing on examples across Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.…”
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Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the trans-Gangetic Plains, India by Erenstein, Olaf, Thorpe, W.R., Singh, J., Varma, A.

“…This scoping study presents an assessment of crop-livestock interactions and rural livelihoods in the Trans-Gangetic Plains of Punjab and Haryana, drawing from a village survey in three districts (Patiala, Kurukshetra and Hisar) and secondary data. …”
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The sociology of warabandi: a case study from Pakistan by Merrey, Douglas J.

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Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan by Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif, Anwar, Arif A., Aslam, Muhammad

“…The authors showcase new methods to collect groundwater data and demonstrate use of automatic recording instruments for groundwater monitoring in a tertiary canal command area in the Pakistan’s Punjab. The results suggest that the potential for broader impact by engaging farmer organization and expanding monitoring networks is attractive. …”
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Comparisons of hunger across states: India State Hunger Index by Menon, Purnima, Deolalikar, Anil B., Bhaskar, Anjor

“…Even the best-performing Indian state, Punjab, lies below 33 other developing countries ranked by GHI. …”
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CCAFS Climate-Smart Village Approach: Is CSA practice testing linked to climate services delivery? by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Borne out of India’s states of Punjab and Bihar (CCAFS Annual Report 2011), this new concept started in 2012, and stresses aspects related to: the multi-stakeholder partnership involved, the focus on maximizing synergies across a portfolio of tailored technical and institutional climate-smart agricultural interventions and the need to associate local innovation with scaling-up processes. …”
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS), 2012 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

“…The RHPS covers 2090 households in 76 primary sampling units in the rural areas of three provinces namely: (i) Punjab; (ii) Sindh; and (iii) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). …”
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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

“…Data were collected in face-to-face interviews with 728 farmers who were selected in a statistically representative sample of all cotton-growing agroclimatic zones in both Punjab and Sindh Provinces, accounting for more than 99 percent of the cotton cultivated in Pakistan. …”
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2012, Round 1.5 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

“…This survey covers 942 agricultural households in 76 primary sampling units in the rural areas of three provinces namely: (i) Punjab; (ii) Sindh; and (iii) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). …”
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Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan by Bakhsh, A., Ashfaq, M., Hussain, M., Rasool, G., Haider, Z., Faraz, R.H.

“…A comprehensive questionnaire was designed, and 230 farmers were interviewed in a cotton-wheat area (Samundri-site I), a mixed crop area (Chiniot-site II), and a rice-wheat area (Hafizabad-site III) in Rechna Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. This survey found that the majority of farmers expressed major concerns about shortages of canal water, energy, and fertilizer. …”
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Alternative scenarios for improved operations at the main canal level: a study of Fordwah Branch, Chishtian Subdivision using a mathematical flow simulation model. (Thesis) by Litrico, X

“…Irrigation is a necessity in the Punjab, and water, in terms of timeliness, reliability and quantity is one of the limiting factors for an increase in agricultural production. …”
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Response of rice genotypes to weed competition in dry direct-seeded rice in India by Mahajan, Gulshan, Ramesha, Mugalodi S., Chauhan, Bhagirath S.

“…The differential weed-competitive abilities of eight rice genotypes and the traits that may confer such attributes were investigated under partial weedy and weed-free conditions in naturally occurring weed flora in dry direct-seeded rice during the rainy seasons of 2011 and 2012 at Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The results showed genotypic differences in competitiveness against weeds. …”
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A 2020-21 Social Accounting Matrix for Pakistan with a Related Water Resources Module by Davies, Stephen, Akram, Iqra, Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Hafeez, Mohsin

“…The hydrology data is updated using data compiled from sources which include the recent tube-well census in Punjab, surface water flow data, meteorological data, water storage levels and capacity, water efficiency and climate data. …”
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