Adoption of sugarcane varieties in the sugarcane growing areas of Pakistan
2010
Memon, A. (PARC Technology Transfer Inst., Tandojam (Pakistan)) | Khushk, A.M. (PARC Technology Transfer Inst., Tandojam (Pakistan)) | Farooq, U. (Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad (Pakistan). Social Sciences Div.)
Sugarcane is an important crop of Pakistan in various ways. The present study aimed to indirectly investigate into the potential of saving land and water resources by re-allocating sugarcane area to relatively more productive recommended sugarcane varieties. Secondly, this exercise shall also provide feed-back to researchers in sugarcane crop as well as sugar mills for assessing the types of varieties performing better, relative to others. The study document the extent of adoption of recommended sugarcane varieties in Pakistan. The study was based on the primary data collected through a formal survey of sugarcane growers in the different agro-ecological conditions in three provinces of Pakistan during 2007-08. The major study findings showed that nearly one-fifth of total farm area was allocated to sugarcane crop by sample farmers with more than 70% and 76% of total sugarcane areas were devoted to recommended varieties during 2006-07 and 2007-08, respectively. More than 25 s
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