Abstract
The paper examines how agricultural growth matters for poverty reduction in Pakistan using the time series data over the period 1973- 2010. The ARDL approach to co-integration has been applied to find out the long run and short run relationship among the concerned variables. The impact of agricultural growth as well as its sub-sectors on total, rural and urban poverty has been analyzed. The results indicate that agricultural growth reduces total, rural and urban poverty significantly, however the impact of agricultural growth on rural poverty is more significant. The paper also concludes that livestock growth reduces poverty significantly while the major crops growth, minor crops growth and fisheries growth reduces poverty insignificantly. Forestry growth has positive but insignificant impact on poverty.
Keyword(s)
Agricultural growth, poverty, major crops, minor crops, livestock, ARDL