Open AccessCompetitiveness and Policy Analysis of Potato Production in Different Agro-ecological Zones of Northern Areas: Implications for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
Author(s) -
Nasrullah Khan,
Javaid Akhtar
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v45i4iipp.1137-1154
Subject(s) - food security , solanum tuberosum , crop , poverty , production (economics) , microbiology and biotechnology , food processing , agricultural economics , agriculture , agronomy , biology , agricultural science , business , economics , economic growth , ecology , food science , macroeconomics
Potato (L. Solanum tuberosum) belongs to Solanaceae family. Itis the most important dicotyledonous tuber crop and possesses majorsocio-economic importance worldwide. It is the fourth most cultivatedfood crop after wheat, rice and maize in world. Potato is a good andcheaper source of carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and proteins andalso provides most of the trace elements, which can meet the energyrequirement of the people living in the developing countries likePakistan [Rahman (1986)]. About 325 million metric ton of potato isproduced annually throughout the world [World Book (2001)]. This crop isfinancially more remunerative than cereals from food security and can berecommended as a partial replacement of cereals.