Economic Analysis of Input Trend in Cotton Production Process in Pakistan

Hina Ali, Muhammad Aslam and Huma Ali

Asian Economic and Financial Review, 2012, vol. 2, issue 4, 553-561

Abstract: Cotton is essential crop for Pakistan economy. The Cotton production process involves various inputs from land preparation to picking and marketing. The inputs involved are cost intensive and overtime the cost of production has increased. The highest share in the total cost was that of land rent (28.536 percent) and the lowest of seed (21.336 percent). Over the time, the maximum increase in input cost growth rate have been noticed in pesticide (8.98 percent). However the minimum input cost growth rate was observed in seed (4.26 percent). The increased in input cost have also resulted in overall negative return during 2002, 2002, 2006 and 2007.

Keywords: Cotton; Various Inputs; Return; Growth Rate; Percent; Negative Return (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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