Key objective of the study was to assess the research productivity of university teachers and to analyze the effect of demographic variables (gender, faculty, designation, age and experience) on their research productivity to ultimately explore the profile of successful researchers. Data regarding demographic variables and research productivity in last three years were collected from a sample of 200 faculty members from four public sector universities in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Findings revealed that university faculty is striving hard to contribute in the field of research. Furthermore, demographic variables (gender, faculty and designation) affect their research productivity in favor of male teachers, teachers from physical sciences and teachers with higher designation. Age and experience are not associated with many indicators of RP or they are weakly positively correlated with number of research articles and published books. Educational implications for faculty members and other stake holders are also discussed.

The Authors used current influential models from the literature to explore the factors influencing the choice of teaching as a career and the research productivity of university teachers. The study was qualitative in nature. An interview protocol having ten open-ended questions about the influencing factors of teaching as a career choice and research productivity was used to collect data from a sample of 30 university teachers. The face-to-face and online interviews tried to explore and identify factors influencing the choice of teaching as a career and research productivity of university teachers.The study made several theoretical as well as practical contributions. A nunderstanding of the factors for the choice of teaching profession and research productivity has implications for planning and the development of teacher recruitment and promotion policies. The researchers extended the value component of the value-expectancy motivational framework and provided a theoretical and analytical framework to help guide future investigations in this area.

This study examines that how climate change interrupt the production of sugarcane and rice especially in Gujrat, Punjab. Climate changes affect crop productivity, growth, and water availability and farmer livelihoods. It has serious threats on crop growth. Climate change affects the availability of water management resources. The study focuses on the challenges that have threats on the productivity of crops and traditional practices in Gujrat. It also focuses on the sustainable farming techniques and advance technology. This study emphasizes the consequences of climate change on two major crops rice and sugarcane. This study highlight how climate change affects the productivity of crops like sugarcane and rice in the region Gujrat and identify the implementation to ensure the sustainable production of particular region.