Open AccessSocio-Economic Status of Farming Community: A Case of District Rajanpur
Author(s) -
Muhammad Zahir Faridi,
Rashid Ahmad,
Furrukh Bashir,
Maria Sajjad Khan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
review of applied management and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-3640
pISSN - 2708-2024
DOI - 10.47067/ramss.v4i2.149
Subject(s) - poverty , agriculture , socioeconomics , per capita income , business , per capita , agricultural economics , socioeconomic status , ordinary least squares , geography , economic growth , agricultural science , economics , environmental health , environmental science , archaeology , sociology , econometrics , medicine , population , demography
Rural development and Agri-sector development are interlinked. The present study investigates the socio-economic factors that gauge the status of the farmers community in south Punjab especially District Rajanpur. The research is based on the primary source of data. The interviews of 250 farmers are recorded. Farmers’ status is measured by Household per capital income. The used estimation technique is ordinary least squares. It is observed that almost 65 percent farmers are living below poverty line. The variables like education, health, land holdings, hybrid seeds and use of mechanization have a significant impact on farmers’ status by raisingPer Capita income. Better health facilities, availability of better seeds and provision of low-cost fertilizers are responsible for attractive farmers’ status.