Teleological Change in Pakistan's Agriculture: 1953-54 to 1978-79

In this paper, total factor productivity has been computed andsources of growth identified for Pakistan's agriculture for the periodfrom 1953-54 to 1978-79. Total factor productivity has been computed bydoing growth accounting using the linear production function approach.The analysis shows that during the subperiod from 1964-65 to 1969-70,when the agricultural sector grew at a spectacular rate, more than 84percent of the increase in output could be attributed to technologicalchange and about 16 percent to increased use of inputs.