,il nwFP (r960-19t0) - Higher Education Commission

n this study, dlt. n s bdn coltecred frcnte DI.clodE ol asticultoE NWFP
BuEau of solislics NWFP, Omce oi Aglcultue Exhion !t Inditut ol
Developnenr Studies. AericultuE Univ.sity of Peshawir, Tamab Agncultu&
Rcs€mh Sbtion PesnaMr and offce! oi tE Assisb Dietor AsFcuxuc of
cottdel dislncts.
l.G Ora. arlon ofihe Studt
Th€ sody n$ ben orSdied itu ei8hr ch.p6. Ch.picr I$ li'g Reefth
Prcblm' hishlist{s shen nl ol the pr.blcn, objeclives' jus.incalion md €srch
methodology .dopred for caqing our rh. wo.k Tb. poi 'l vi'ws of dilfercnr
.Sricutlunl commiss .bour tht .gricultlr.l dcEloPft.t includina g@t dvoluhon
.nd ib inplcts 6n Pa srrns ae.dltoE in gseol and rhe llgginB s6le ol
lsriculture in Norlh wesl Fbnlisr Povinc. has been summanz'd
Seond chlp1er tilling'Thd€ti@l Fdncwo'l hisl' lisllr di€ vicws o'vtnous
lllditioml as wll ts nodem 6o@nic philos6ph6 abo![he ole of lgnculfure and
po$ible viys fot its dewloPmenl.
The $id chaPk da*rib€s rhe llnd conslitutinB NwrP irs 'conomv d
pdsptc of .gnculEBl poducnm 'n vrnous rg)ons ofUF pmvi^c
In chapl.' rour 'hhtoricat backound hisrorv bf.sFculturc dcvclopmcnl6
trucd sinc. rh. idival of rh. Mlslims in 0r ltdia up to pnidon of tlE Subcontiknr'
TIE contibulioD mdc by Muslin dp.bu ro .sricrloEl develoPrcd lhw b"n
oveflised Th. main lllco.r included !re developnenl df itigllion ptopneury
lighis in la.d .nd l,nl hr. sysrem and dgto-b$e indudries duing Bilish penod ll
Evalc why Frcntier PbviM inhsicn lhe utdcr d'vclop'd agncultuE fnn rhe
British Thc Brilish sPEld I nci cf csMls iD Pmjlb lnd sind dunng (1880 1947)
why they could not lNunch itigarion pojdt! in $e iiontier dhtri''c
Th. fitu ch.pLr'agticultlEl d.vclopMr duing 1960t qanin's ag'icuhlEl
d.vclopbett in NWFP ii rh. p.sr ptnirion psiod S'neDllv Md duri'8 rhe pcnod
( l 960 70) plnicularly Th. bird eye view on the ecorcmv 0!d industia l develotme nt
of dF NrWFP is dls imluded in tb€ chopr.r' Th€ la'd E oms 'nd lt'd renure and
i.Mrcy Ef@s 6 wll e !.ndtod5 GN.E €ldioN in lhe asion htve b€n tle
discussd Tbc inpels of sutfi* ,nd stou nd sata d.ve lopment ts w' ll as di ltercnl
Cren Revollrion lechnol4l/ inpuls viz lenilias, HYv seeds, ind i@cricdes on
pd eE pdduction a inp.cE oftupD.n Pi6 fo'dQuland subsidies m inPurs'
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