Influence of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Green Revolution on Agriculture Production in Case study of Pakistan: Policy Adoption

Abstract

Anthropogenic actionsamplify the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere since the 19^th century which lead to noticeable variation in climate that has a significant influence on different regions across the globe. World-wildly, Pakistan is participatinginsignificantly in greenhouse gas emissions but facing significant effects on several segments of the economy. The green revolution boosts agriculture production and a significant increase in productivity against to before it. The agriculture sector is considered to be lifeline of Pakistan's economy it contributes significantly to the gross domestic product, gives employment opportunitiesto huge number of the working population and provides raw materials to other sectors. A drastic increase in population had led to rising demand for agricultural products in Pakistan and it highlights the importance of agriculture sector in Pakistan. Several current studies had concentrated on greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector in Pakistan but ignored the green revolution aspect. It is a pioneer study which has a central aim to explore the influence of greenhouse gases emission and the green revolution on agriculture production with the help of Cobb Douglas Production Function (CDPF). The current study uses the four decades’time seriesdata usingAuto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach with the help of Bound Test run to observe the long and short-run impact of greenhouse gas emissions and green revolution on agriculture sector in Pakistan. Findings revealed that greenhouse gas emissions have a negative while the green revolution has a positive influence on agriculture production in the long and short run. These results have some policy implication,government should spend more budget on research and development related to the agriculture sector and levy high taxes on those sectors which are emitting greenhouse gases and these policies can dramatically boost agriculture production which will boost Pakistan's economy.