National Planning Strategies for Agro-based Industrial Development in Secondary Cities of Sindh Province, Pakistan

Saima Kalwar, Noman Sahito, Irfan Ahmed Memon, Jinsoo Hwang, Muhammad Yousif Mangi and Zulfiqar Ali Lashari
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Saima Kalwar: Department of City & Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Noman Sahito: Department of City & Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Irfan Ahmed Memon: Department of City & Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Jinsoo Hwang: The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea
Muhammad Yousif Mangi: Department of City & Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Lashari: Department of City & Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: The aim of this study was to critically investigate the planning policy loopholes in five-year (7 th and 8 th ) plans of Pakistan to develop agricultural-based industrial sectors in secondary cities of the Sindh Province, Pakistan. The study had conducted key informant interviews from agro-based industrial sectors to diagnose the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of the 7 th and 8 th five-year plans. For that purpose, the study had conducted 30 key informant interviews by using the purposive sampling technique. The NVIVO software was used with content analysis method to get results of SWOT of 7 th five-year (1988–1993) and 8 th five-year (1993–1998) plans. The results revealed that high priority is given to the textile and sugar industries. However, there is an absence of planning policies for small and medium agricultural industries in secondary cities, fiscal reliance on central government, and reliance on foreign aid as weaknesses of the plans. Whereas the centralized planning system, political influence of federal government, weak agricultural infrastructure services in secondary cities, and cross-border war were the threats hampered in the execution of development plans. Considering these results, the study suggests development of planning policies in the five-year development plans to stimulate the agriculture industrial development in secondary cities and devolution of powers can help to achieve sustainable agricultural development.

Keywords: secondary cities; planning strategies; agro-based industrial development; SWOT analysis; NVIVO software; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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