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Poverty among farming community in marginal areas of Punjab

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  • Hussain, M.

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Land resources having low productive potential than those in normal areas are treated as marginal areas. These marginal areas are mainly due to lack of irrigation facilities, uneven topography and bad soil structure. Due to low agricultural productivity, farmers are poor in the marginal areas. There are 1.8 million hectares of Potohar Plateau, 4.48 million hectares of Desert areas (Thal and Cholishtan), 3.31 million hectares of Hilly areas (Muree, Salt range, Siwalik range, D.G. Khan) and 1.23 million hectares of Riverine areas classified as marginal areas in Punjab (ABAD 1988). Agriculture is totally dependent on rainfall in these areas. The present study was carried out in Potohar Plateau to assess poverty situation among farming community. Two villages were selected from each of the tehsils (Jand, Gujar Khan and Attock) based on their location, one near the road and other at least 10 kilometers away from the main road. Ten farmers and five non-farmers from each village were chosen for this study. A relatively lower poverty incidence was measured for Jand tehsil in Attock district as compared to Gujar Khan tehsil of Rawalpindi district. Family size, dependency ratio, education of the household head, landholding and noncrop income were found as the major determinants of the poverty in marginal areas of Punjab, Pakistan

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  • Hussain, M., 2004. "Poverty among farming community in marginal areas of Punjab," Conference Papers h043766, International Water Management Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:iwt:conppr:h043766
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