Impact of Bt. cotton varieties on productivity: Evidence from district Vehari, Pakistan
2012
Mehmood, Y. (Government of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan). Agriculture Dept.) | Zaheer-ud-Din, F. (Government of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan). Agriculture Dept.) | Bakhsh, K. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Environmental and Resource Economics) | Anjum, M.B. (Government of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan). Agriculture Dept.) | Ahmad, M. (United Nations Development Program, Islamabad (Pakistan))
A survey was carried out to check the impact of Bt. cotton varieties on productivity in district Vehari of Punjab province. Primary data was collected from 6 villages of Vehari district. From each village, ten respondents each from Bt. cotton and conventional cotton growers were selected randomly. Thus the sample size for the present study was 120 respondents. The data was analyzed by using well renowned Cobb-Douglas Production Function (CDPF). Study revealed that Bt. Cotton varieties had significant and positive impact on productivity.
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