A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad
This research was conducted at Tehsil Jaranwala, District Faisalabad in 2019 with the aim to explore social and economic hurdles which were responsible for less level of yield productivity in the agriculture sector. The rural areas of Faisalabad containing agriculturall and were selected for the selection of the sample. The farmers with a small size of landholding were the target population of the present study. A multistage sampling technique was applied in the study, and a well-structured questionnaire was designed for the collection of data from 300respondents. At the first stage, Tehsil Jaranwala of District Faisalabad was selected. At the second stage, ten union councils were selected for the selection of the sample. At the third stage, a sample of 300 respondents (30from each union council) was selected. Chi-Square was applied to test the hypothesis. It is the need of the hour to explore the issues and hurdles which put a hindrance in production so that this sector may play a significant role in the development of Pakistan. The results of the study showed that lack of awareness, illiteracy, low standard of living, poverty and less usage of technology in agriculture, the decline in soil fertility, population pressure,lack of support services, water scarcity, and poor access to fertilizer were the serious issues and factors which were responsible in the way of agricultural development in Pakistan.
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Agriculture, Cropped Area, Landholding, Poverty, Jaranwala, Pakistan
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(1) Naubahar Khan
Visiting Lecturer, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Gul Fraz Mahmood
MPhil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Khan, N., & Mahmood, G. F. (2021). A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(II), 292-298. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).29
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CHICAGO : Khan, Naubahar, and Gul Fraz Mahmood. 2021. "A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 292-298 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).29
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HARVARD : KHAN, N. & MAHMOOD, G. F. 2021. A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 292-298.
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MHRA : Khan, Naubahar, and Gul Fraz Mahmood. 2021. "A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 292-298
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MLA : Khan, Naubahar, and Gul Fraz Mahmood. "A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.II (2021): 292-298 Print.
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OXFORD : Khan, Naubahar and Mahmood, Gul Fraz (2021), "A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 292-298
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TURABIAN : Khan, Naubahar, and Gul Fraz Mahmood. "A Sociological Study to Investigate the Causes of Low Productivity in Agriculture Sector in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 292-298. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).29