ABSTRACT
The objective of this paper is to determine the important factors influencing rice production in theBalochistanprovince of Pakistan. The data taken from the Agriculture Statistics of Pakistan span from 1980 to 2012 which is published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The data on rice production in Balochistan is not available after 2012.Employing the multiple Ordinary Least Square regression model for thestudy, the analysisrevealed that; (i) the production of the rice,(ii) the price of the riceand (iii) the use of the irrigation system are essentialindependent variablesinfluencing the Yield in KGs per hectares. The studyprovidesvaluable policy recommendation to enhance rice production and fulfillprovincial food demand.
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Saba Zafar, Sulaiman D. Muhammad January 1st, 2016
Posted In: Issue 11
Tags: Auto correlation, Balochistan, Multicolinearity, OLS, Rice
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