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1 Saeed, I.; Khan, M. A.; Sharif, M. 1999. Impact of electricity tariff on agriculture consumers behaviour in Barani Pothwar in Punjab. Research report submitted to National Electric Power Regulation Authority (NEPRA), Islamabad, Pakistan. 44p.
Groundwater irrigation ; Tube well irrigation ; Pumping ; Electricity supplies ; Energy consumption ; Cost recovery ; Pipes ; Water delivery ; Operating costs ; Farmers' attitudes ; Land ownership ; Farm size / Pakistan / Northern Punjab / Barani Pothwar / Rawalpindi / Jhelum / Chakwal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5823 Record No: H028667)
2 Khan, A.; Hussain, R.; Ahmad, R. 2002. Quality of groundwater in district Chakwal. In Pakistan Water Partnership (PWP). Second South Asia Water Forum, 14-16 December 2002, Islamabad, Pakistan. Proceedings, vol.1. Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Water Partnership (PWP). pp.315-323.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 PAK Record No: H034153)
3 Mahmood, A.; Oweis, T.; Ashraf, M.; Majid, A.; Aftab, M.; Aadal, N. K.; Ahmad, I. 2015. Performance of improved practices in farmers’ fields under rainfed and supplemental irrigation systems in a semi-arid area of Pakistan. Agricultural Water Management, 155:1-10. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.03.006]
Agricultural practices ; Performance evaluation ; Irrigation systems ; Supplemental irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Farmers ; Water use ; Soil moisture ; Agricultural production ; Crop yield ; Wheat ; Groundnuts ; Farm income ; Costs ; Semiarid zones ; Intensification / Pakistan / Chakwal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047698)
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In Pakistan, like many of the developing countries, crop yields under dryland agriculture are very low. This field research aimed at investigating improving land and water productivities and farmers’ incomes through improved water management, crop intensification and diversification under rainfed and supplemental irrigation (SI) conditions. With improved packages (e.g. high yielding varieties, appropriate seed rates, time of sowing, and use of fertilizers) an average of 31% higher yields of rainfed wheat (Triticum aestivum) were obtained by farmers compared to their traditional practices. The net income under the improved package was about Rs. 70,000/ha (1 US$ = Rs. 72), almost double that under farmers’ current practices. The highest wheat yield of 5102 kg/ha obtained in small plots was 28% higher than for farmers’ current practices; followed by the raised bed yield of 4776 kg/ha. With only 20% extra cost for water used as SI for small plot sowing with improved practices, there was 47% higher wheat yield and over 60% higher net income obtained compared to farmers’ practices. Similarly, with about 10% additional cost for SI, groundnut (Arachis hypogea) yield and net income increased up to four times compared to farmers’ practices. It may be concluded that, in this environment, much of the yield gap between farmers and research may be closed by adopting simple and low cost integrated packages.
4 Mahmood, Z.; Maann, A. A.; Khan, I. A.; Shahbaz, B. 2020. Anthropogenic dimensions of climate change and its implications for agricultural adaptive strategies in Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Agricultural Research, 58(1):41-48.
Climate change ; Anthropogenic factors ; Agriculture ; Strategies ; Drought ; Household income ; Food security ; Socioeconomic environment ; Farmers / Pakistan / Punjab / Bahawalnagar / Chakwal / Faisalabad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049914)
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The phenomenon of climate change is characterized by many underlying strata of nested, intractable and unforeseen predicaments. One cannot say that environmental change is purely a natural phenomenon, there are several human dimensions which are responsible for said concern. Current research was conducted by collaboration of Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 2019. This study analyzed the implications of climate change for rural livelihoods with focus on adaptive capacities in Punjab. Triangulation approach was utilized which consisted of qualitative and quantitative methodology. A sample of 672 representative was examined, which was drawn from three districts of the Punjab i.e. Bahawalnagar, Chakwal and Faisalabad by using multistage sampling technique. The research findings exhibited that most of respondents had education of up to matric level, lived in system of joint family with family of 7 or above members and had farming experience of more than 10 years. About half of the respondents possessed up to 5 acres of agricultural land. 91.2% of respondents believed that climate change effected the agriculture. While, 36.6% respondents responded that the phenomenon of climate change was anthropogenic. A set of agricultural adaptive strategies were used by majority of the respondents such as use of high yield varieties, drought resistant varieties, improved irrigation facilities, change in the planting schedule and diversifying of household income, etc. The findings obtained from the data showed that there were serious implications of climatic threat to food security and increased prices of agricultural input (fertilizer, pesticide, mechanization). Multiple linear regression showed that marital status, income, size of landholding, water shortage, strong winds and constraints were significantly associated with the agricultural adaptive strategies. Moreover, the role of Government and concerned departments was not found efficient in raising the awareness regarding climate change. There is need of comprehensive and practical interventions in the form of improved extension services, climate smart agriculture network, mainstreaming of climate change into national strategy and policy, effective weather forecast and institutional monitoring of adaptive measures.
5 Qaiser, G.; Tariq, S.; Adnan, S.; Latif, M. 2021. Evaluation of a composite drought index to identify seasonal drought and its associated atmospheric dynamics in northern Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Arid Environments, 185:104332. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104332]
Drought ; Climate change ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Monitoring ; Crop yield ; Normalized difference vegetation index ; Meteorological observations ; Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer / Pakistan / Punjab / Potwar Plateau / Islamabad / Attock / Chakwal / Jhelum / Rawalpindi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050153)
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Drought is one of the most devastating climate extremes in terms of its spatial extent and intensity. Rainfed areas are extremely vulnerable to drought, but effective monitoring may lessen the impact of such events. This study developed a composite drought index (CDI) for monitoring and assessing seasonal droughts in rainfed areas of the Potwar Plateau of Pakistan, using remotely sensed and observed meteorological datasets. We identified four severe-to-extreme drought periods in the Rabi season (wheat; 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, and 2011–12) and four such events in the Kharif season (maize; 2000–2002 and 2009). An intense agro-meteorological drought was experienced in 2000, which reduced the wheat and maize yields to -54.6% and -29.9%, respectively. Our analysis revealed that these conditions could be explained by the vertically integrated moisture flux divergence (MFD), moisture transport, and total precipitable water (TPW) anomalies. For example, the presence of a strong MFD anomaly over the study area was responsible for preventing moisture transport from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, resulting in dry conditions. The index developed here can effectively monitor seasonal droughts in rainfed areas, which may help inform strategies to lessen the impact of such events.
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