DATE PALM INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF BALOCHISTAN, A PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Dr. Sabahat Subhan, Masood Noor Alam

Keywords:

Balochistan, Kech Valley, Production of Dates

Abstract

This research analyzed the investment opportunities of date palm industry of the Kech valley in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. This research determined the investment opportunities and its impact on Balochistan economy. For this purpose data had been collected from the Agriculture Department of Balochistan and Bureau of Statistics from 1992 to 2011. The Ordinary Least Square technique was applied to regress the data of selected variables such as production of dates, prices of dates and area under production.The results show that there is positive relationship between dependent variable i.e. economic growth rate of Balochistan and independent variables such as prices of dates, production of dates and area under production. JEL Classification: E22, E23.

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Dr. Sabahat Subhan, Masood Noor Alam. (2015). DATE PALM INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF BALOCHISTAN, A PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN. International Journal of Research Science and Management, 2(12), 1–6. Retrieved from http://ijrsm.com/index.php/journal-ijrsm/article/view/659

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 12 (2015)

Section

Articles