The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda
This research paper demonstrates the role of new technology intervention of crop maximization project in increasing crop production of small farmers of district Charsadda. The core objective of this study was to know the significance of new technology adoption at small scale agriculture and its effect on productivity enhancement of small farmers of district Charsadda. The research was conducted in two union councils i.e. Rajjar-II and Sarki Tetara of Tehsil and district Charsadda. For data collection Pre-tested interview schedule was used. The data were collected from 150 targeted small farmers which were purposively selected through random sampling method. The findings of the study revealed that new technology intervention of the project converted the small scale subsistence agriculture in commercial one by increasing their crop production. The collected and analyzed data indicates that a major portion (83.3%) of the respondents increased their farm production through the new technology interventions while 16.3% of them got no benefits from the new technology intervention of the project. The findings of the study further demonstrate that there is significant association and direct relation between new technology intervention of the project and the increase in farm production of small farmers.
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(1) Muhammad Kaleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Bahadar Sher Khattak
MPhil Scholar, Rural Development Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Syed Rashid Ali
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Kaleem, M., Khattak, B. S., & Ali, S. R. (2016). The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda. Global Social Sciences Review, I(I), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2016(I-I).04
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CHICAGO : Kaleem, Muhammad, Bahadar Sher Khattak, and Syed Rashid Ali. 2016. "The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, I (I): 48-57 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2016(I-I).04
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HARVARD : KALEEM, M., KHATTAK, B. S. & ALI, S. R. 2016. The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda. Global Social Sciences Review, I, 48-57.
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MHRA : Kaleem, Muhammad, Bahadar Sher Khattak, and Syed Rashid Ali. 2016. "The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, I: 48-57
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MLA : Kaleem, Muhammad, Bahadar Sher Khattak, and Syed Rashid Ali. "The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review, I.I (2016): 48-57 Print.
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OXFORD : Kaleem, Muhammad, Khattak, Bahadar Sher, and Ali, Syed Rashid (2016), "The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda", Global Social Sciences Review, I (I), 48-57
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TURABIAN : Kaleem, Muhammad, Bahadar Sher Khattak, and Syed Rashid Ali. "The Role of New Technology Intervention of Crop Maximization Project in Increase in Crop Production of Small Farmers of District Charsadda." Global Social Sciences Review I, no. I (2016): 48-57. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2016(I-I).04