Papers by Muhammad Ashfaq
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 2015
AWAN, S. A., M. ASHFAQ, S. A. A. NAQVI, S. HASSAN, M. A. KAMRAN, A. IMRAN and A. H. MAKHDUM, 2015... more AWAN, S. A., M. ASHFAQ, S. A. A. NAQVI, S. HASSAN, M. A. KAMRAN, A. IMRAN and A. H. MAKHDUM, 2015. Profi tability analysis of sustainable cotton production: A case study of cotton – wheat farming system in Bahawalpur district of Punjab. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 21: 251–256 Basic drive of study was to look at existing level and the factors affecting the rate of adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices/Better Management Practices (SAPs/BMPs) in cotton crop. The study was based on farmers data obtained from World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature. Survey data of 1000 farmers for year 2013 was used from Bahawalpur district with 50% respondents purposively selected from sustainable cotton farmers working with and licensed from WWF-P and other 50% respondents were the farmers using conventional practices and not involved with WWF-P’s project. Data were evaluated using partial budgeting and Cobb-Douglas Production Function methods. The data shows that the level of adoption of SAPs was higher a...
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Floriculture has been considered as a potential business due to divergence of farmers towards hig... more Floriculture has been considered as a potential business due to divergence of farmers towards high value floral crops and consumption of flowers in social events as well as for industrial production in Pakistan. The present study was designed to estimate the production cost, net income and BCR of jasmine flower. Purposive sampling technique was used for the data collection. Data were collected from district Kasur, Lahore and Sheikhupura. A total of 50 respondents of jasmine flower were interviewed. To determine the impact of different socioeconomic and agronomic factors on the production of Jasmine a Cobb-Douglas production function was employed. The results of the findings revealed that the per acre cost of production of the jasmine small farmers (Rs. 275,531) was less as compared to medium and large farmers. The total cost of production of the jasmine medium farmers (Rs. 278,111) was higher as compared to small (Rs. 275,531) and less than that of large farmers (Rs. 293,016). The t...
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Vegetable cultivation in off-season is a new concept to meet increasing demand with more profit. ... more Vegetable cultivation in off-season is a new concept to meet increasing demand with more profit. This study was designed to estimate the costs, returns and revenue affecting factors in off-season tomato production. Primary data were collected from 70 off-season tomato growing farmers with stratified random sampling method. On average, total production cost of small, medium and large farmers per acre was Rs. 546841.04, Rs. 542636.04 and Rs. 598125.66, respectively. Per acre production was higher for large farmer (295,63 Kg) than small (275,24 Kg) and medium farmers (290,66 Kg). The net income per acre was higher for small farmers (Rs. 828679.19). Benefit-Cost Ratio is the ratio of total revenue with total cost and shows the return received on the costs of one rupee. BCR was higher for small farmer (2.52); but it was 2.47 and 2.22for medium and large farmers. Age, off-season tomato experience, education, irrigation and contact with extension agents had positive and significant effect ...
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ICP Series on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation, 2014
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Modern day food production is sternly obstructed by climate change which is an unassailable reali... more Modern day food production is sternly obstructed by climate change which is an unassailable reality and has been frequently observed in Pakistan by recurring floods, drought, higher temperatures, glacial receding, erratic monsoon pattern which has proved to be an eye opener for legislators. Recent climatic problem solving techniques proved to be helpful for farmers to adopt in the changing climate if addressed in appropriate way can lead to sustainable development of climate resilient farmlands in developing countries. Integrated climate, crop and economic modelling techniques developed in recent times are providing solutions to farmers around the world through AgMIP global program involving its outreach activities. The AgMIPPakistan team took various initiatives of engaging farmers, policy makers, Agricultural and Agriextension departments of Govt. of Pakistan, public and private companies in agribusiness, academia and researchers throughout the country and brought them at one plat...
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Pakistan Journal of …, 2010
Regional market integration in many agricultural commodities has been extensively studied for the... more Regional market integration in many agricultural commodities has been extensively studied for the insight, it provides in to the functioning of such markets; such studies provide valuable information about the dynamics of market adjustment, and whether there exist ...
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Soil and Environment, 2011
(English) The study was conducted with the aim to determine the impact of soil quality on the Bt.... more (English) The study was conducted with the aim to determine the impact of soil quality on the Bt. cotton productivity. A sample of 150 farmers was selected by using multi-stage sampling technique from three districts ie Rahim Yar Khan, Multan and Mianwali. A ...
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J. Agric. Social Sci, 2006
The main objective of this paper was to estimate the marginal value of irrigation water through l... more The main objective of this paper was to estimate the marginal value of irrigation water through linear programming technique. Linear programming models for three model farm sizes (small, medium, large) were developed to estimate the short run marginal value ...
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Water
Water is the most important resource; it is utilized largely in agricultural production and is fu... more Water is the most important resource; it is utilized largely in agricultural production and is fundamental to ensuring global food security. This study aims to assess sustainable water management interventions and their impact on the farm economy. To increase water productivity, the most important adaptations that have been proposed are high-efficiency irrigation systems, drought-resistant varieties, the substitution of water-intensive crops with less water-demanding crops, the mulching of soil, zero tillage, and all on-farm operations that can save water, especially ground water. The recent analysis utilized farm survey data from 469 representative farmers along with secondary statistics. The data were collected via a multi-stage sampling technique to ensure the availability of representative farm populations based on a comprehensive site selection criterion. The TOA-MD model estimates the adoption rate of a proposed adaptation based on net farm returns. The impact of high-efficien...
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The basic objective of the irrigation reforms, i.e., participatory irrigation management in Pakis... more The basic objective of the irrigation reforms, i.e., participatory irrigation management in Pakistan, was a better economic and financial management of irrigation service delivery, equity in water distribution, and better environmental outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the optimism with the reforms package that has actually delivered expected outcomes. For this purpose, this study used a cross-sectional dataset of 567 farmers in five selected Area Water Boards (AWBs) of Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Important institutional features including compliance, adaptiveness, clarity of objectives, good interaction, and appropriate scale, were modeled through structural equation modeling on the overall performance assessment of water use associations from a farmer’s perspective. Results suggested that clear objectives, adaptiveness, scale, and compliance show a strong relationship with an overall assessment of performance. While good interaction has not impacted signific...
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Sustainability
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Plant Soil and Environment, 2011
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Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, 2009
Pakistan has the world's largest contiguous irrigation system which was ... more Pakistan has the world's largest contiguous irrigation system which was designed to provide uninterrupted supplies of irrigation water for its agriculture sector. The irrigation network in Punjab was initially designed for 67 percent cropping intensity. But presently actual irrigation ...
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Journal of Agricultural Research, 2009
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Agricultural Sciences, 2015
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... This study follows the earlier work of Bale and Lutz (1981), Mohammad and Tahir (1988), and .... more ... This study follows the earlier work of Bale and Lutz (1981), Mohammad and Tahir (1988), and ... with Khan and Mohammad (1981), who observed that fertiliser use increases with the use ... In order to obtain a consistent data series, the labour cost is used as a proxy for this variable. ...
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Water International, 2008
Karezes (qanats), historically vital sources of water for multiple uses in the driest parts of th... more Karezes (qanats), historically vital sources of water for multiple uses in the driest parts of the world, have been deteriorating over the past five decades. This paper provides a review of the global literature on the status and potential of karezes, and offers country case studies ...
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