The Impact of Improved Farming Practices on Maize Yield in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan

Sanaullah, Sanaullah; Pervaiz, Urooba; Fayaz, Mohammad; Khan, Aftab Ahmad

doi:10.17582/journal.sja/2020/36.1.348.358

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“…23% were part time farmers. The findings are supported by Sanaullah et al (2020) where full time involvement in agriculture was found having highly significant effect on crop yield. Farmers gain more experience in full time farming due to which they become more flexible towards the acceptance of updated information as stated by Agwu et al (2008) that experience has a due importance in the adoption of agricultural technologies.…”

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Farmers’ Perception Analysis about the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Agriculture Extension services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Salam¹,

Khan²

2020

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I n Pakistan, greater proportions of the farming communities are un-educated, inadequately informed and socially barred about latest growth in the agriculture area (Zakar and Zakar, 2007). This is not because they are not favoring the updated innovative technologies but the truth is that Abstract | Agricultural extension as a mean of dissemination of agricultural latest technologies to the farming communities and motivating them for its adoption can be achieved through better use of communication among relevant stakeholders. The existing extension and communication strategies used in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have many limitations. The present study was thus conducted to compare and analyze the farmers' perceptions regarding use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in agriculture extension at three selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Based on the multi-stage sampling technique, population for the current study, 3 zones from 5 were purposively selected on the basis of their different agricultural condition. Selection of sample size was made using Yamane formula. The number of respondents as per formula was confined to 188 respondents in district Mansehra, 153 respondents in district Swabi and 59 respondents from district Karak, where data were collected randomly. Five point Likert scale was used to record responses of the respondents. The results of the study clearly showed that majority of the farmers in the study area were literate (73%) and comparatively was greater in district Mansehra (77%), while least in district Swabi (64%) using ICT for agricultural purposes and observed a significant correlation between the literacy and ICT i.e. 0.77. The results also showed that 39% respondents from District Mansehra, and 33% from district Swabi were fulltime farmers, used ICT. The results also showed that regarding the effectiveness of ICT tools in crop production, printed material; TV and Mobile Phone were used in districts Mansehra, Karak and Swabi respectively. Similarly, it was also inferred that ICT is very effective tool for communication between farmers and with extension workers. Hence, ICT is the most effective and useful tool for the improvement of overall extension delivery system, so agriculture extension department may establish a formal structure to initiate free SMS and voice message service in the easiest and understandable languages for increasing overall coverage of the extension delivery.

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“…In order to keep the farmers informed about every innovation regarding agriculture, it is important to equip them with the latest knowledge and advanced skills of farming (Sanaullah et al, 2020). For this purpose, communication between various stakeholders in agricultural sector needs to be improved i.e.…”

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Farmers’ Perception Analysis about the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Agriculture Extension services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Khan²

2020

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“…Multistage sampling procedure was adopted to select the target respondents in the study area (Sanaullah et al, 2020a). At first stage, Town 2 and Town 4 were selected purposively from district Peshawar due to rural farmers in the area.…”

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“…Increased field research, effective extension efforts and outreach activities are needed to boost agricultural productivity of the rural community (Sanaullah et al, 2020a). Agricultural development includes three approaches namely; bio-chemical, socio-economic, and engineering known as the trio of technologies (Mrema and Odigboh, 1993).…”

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Challenges and Prospects of Farm Mechanization in Pakistan: A Case Study of Rural Farmers in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Sanaullah¹,

Basit²,

Ullah³

2021

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A griculture is a fundamental part of Pakistan's economy contributing 18.5% to gross domestic product (GDP), providing employment opportunities to almost 38.5% population and providing raw material for different agro based industries (GoP, 2019). It is therefore, considered as a backbone in overall national development, food security and poverty reduction. Majority of the population i.e. 67% belongs to rural areas, and their livelihood directly or indirectly depends on agriculture (Sanaullah and Abstract | The current study assessed the mechanization challenges and scenario prevailing in rural area of district Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. This study employed a multi stage sampling technique to gather data on the socio-economic features of the farmers and available machinery. A total of 240 rural farmers were randomly selected from two local union councils of provincial government Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar. The accumulated data were analysed using mean and standard deviation with an acceptance mean value of ≥3.00 and estimating logit model. Socio demographic features revealed that majority (52%) were in middle age group of 41-50 years, 64% were literate, while 68% respondents had farming as their income source and land owners were 64% with small landholding (46%). The study exposed that illiteracy of the respondents (4.10), et al system (3.98), lack of trained machinery operators (4.27), access of roads to the farm (4.45), adequate capital (4.00) and costly inputs (3.80) were some of the challenges plaguing the use of agricultural mechanization in the rural area. It was established that agricultural mechanization has significant role in boosting farm productivity, improving farmers' livelihood, ensuring economic growth, availability of off-seasonal farm produce, increasing income generating opportunities and reduction in time of operation among others. Logistic Regression indicated a highly significant (p<0.01) positive effect of key determinants including; income source (0.008), farm size (0.001), farming experience (0.004), extension visits (0.009), access to credit (0.002) and access to agricultural machines (0.006) on farm mechanization adoption. The study emphasized that government may make agricultural mechanization and farming resources available and reachable to the farmers in order to persuade farmers in using them to maximize production, arrange awareness trainings and subsidize costly agricultural inputs.

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“…The interview schedule was developed according to the study objectives. Secondary data were obtained from the web portal and research findings of other researchers (Khan et al, 2019;Sanaullah et al, 2020). Efforts were taken to keep the questionnaire simple and understandable.…”

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Women Farmers’ Access to and Control Over Farming Resources and their Role in Decision Making Processin the Rural Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Safdar¹,

Pervaiz²,

Jan³

2021

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The Impact of Improved Farming Practices on Maize Yield in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan

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Farmers’ Perception Analysis about the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Agriculture Extension services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Farmers’ Perception Analysis about the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Agriculture Extension services of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Challenges and Prospects of Farm Mechanization in Pakistan: A Case Study of Rural Farmers in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Women Farmers’ Access to and Control Over Farming Resources and their Role in Decision Making Processin the Rural Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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