Farm mechanization and Agricultural Development : A case study of the Pakistan Punjab

Ahmad , B. (1972) Farm mechanization and Agricultural Development : A case study of the Pakistan Punjab. PhD thesis, Michigan State University.

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Abstract

This study investigated the economic and social implications of tractor mechanization in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It analyzed the influence of mechanization upon cropping intensities, yields per acre, cropping patterns, and the rate of return on investment in tractor and equipment. The social aspects include the influence of mechanization on employment of labor, tenurial relationships, and structure of farming. The method of study included (1) an analysis of the existing situation based on a field survey of a cross-section of tractor and bullock farms and (2) predictions based on a linear programming model developed for the wheat-cotton area in the Punjab.The study encompassed two systems of irrigation, canal irrigation only and canal plus tube well irrigation. The canal plus tube well irrigation included two cropping patterns, wheat-cotton and wheat-rice.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Author Affiliation: Michigan State University
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering > Mechanization
Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Arbind Seth
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2013 06:12
Last Modified: 05 Jul 2013 06:12
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10870

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