Agricultural Value Added in Pakistan: Roles of FDI, Technological Innovation, Employment, and Renewable Energy Consumption
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https://doi.org/10.62843/jssr.v6i1.716Keywords:
Agriculture Value Added, Technological Innovation, FDI, Regulatory Quality, ARDL, PakistanAbstract
Agriculture value added is a key aspect for agrarian economies like Pakistan. This research examines the state of agriculture value added in the presence of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), technological innovation, employment in the agriculture sector, and usage of renewable energy. The data was collected from 1990 to 2025. The analysis is done by using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The results confirm that FDI and technological innovation positively affect agriculture value added in Pakistan. Of renewable energy, the results are surprisingly negative. The policy option is to ensure a consistent flow of FDI and a productive usage of technology for better agricultural productivity.
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