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Burning Crop Waste in Punjab, Pakistan – Can farmers do better for themselves and the environment?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | This policy brief is based on SANDEE working paper No. 76-13, ‘Why do farmers burn rice residue? Examining farmers’ choices in Punjab, Pakistan’ by Tanvir Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan. Email: tanvirahe@yahoo.com and Bashir Ahmad, Professor Emeritus, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Email: bashiruaf@gmail.com. The full report is available at: www.sandeeonline.org Crop residue burning by farmers causes serious environmental pollution in many parts of the world, including Pakistan and India. In order to help find a solution to this challenge, this policy brief assesses farmer residue management practices in two districts in the rice-wheat cropping area of Punjab, Pakistan. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.sandeeonline.org/uploads/documents/publication/1018_PUB_Policy_Brief_71_Tanvir.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |