Exploring the Rewards and Consequences of Wastewater Irrigation in Vegetables: Case Study of Central Punjab, Pakistan

Butt, Tahir Munir; Azra, Azra; Luqman, Muhammad; Farah, Naveed; Muhammad, Yaseen

doi:10.17582/journal.sja/2022/38.2.585.594

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“…With the passage of time individuals gain maturity and understanding of their existing situations (Khan et al, 2017). Table 1 shows that 8.3% of respondents were aged up to 30 years, almost similar results were found by Butt et al (2022), who indicated 8.3% respondents up to 30 years old, approximately 80% of the respondents were between the age of 31-50 years and possess much experience about the social issues and problems. Education is an important socioeconomic factor (Connelly et al, 2016) that was recorded in this survey.…”

Section: Demographic Attributessupporting

confidence: 71%

Rural Advisory Services to Improve Food Security in District Sargodha, Pakistan

Muhammad¹,

Luqman²,

Pervaiz³

et al. 2022

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T he current pace of global development will not be enough to eliminate hunger by 2050 due to poverty, inequality, unemployment, environmental degradation, and diseases. By 2100, Asia and Africa are expected to have a combined population of 9 billion out of an 11 billion global population (FAO, 2017). Nearly half of the forests that once covered the Earth are now extinct. Groundwater sources are rapidly disappearing. Biodiversity is deeply disturbed. Annual fossil fuel combustion releases billions of tons of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming and climate change. From 1960 to 2015 agricultural production increased three times because of the Green Revolution that enhanced productivity and improved the use of land, water, and other natural resources for agricultural purposes. That period Abstract | Food insecurity is becoming more alarming for Pakistan due to a range of issues including market instability, climate change, natural disasters and natural calamities. Therefore, rural advisory services to improve food security among the farming community are imperative. The present study was designed to explore various rural advisory service mechanisms for improving food security in the Sargodha district. The sample size of the study was 120 farmers. An interview schedule was used as a research instrument for data collection using the face-to-face interview method. Descriptive statistics; mean, frequencies and percentages were applied to draw results and to interpret. The prominent mode of rural advisory services by the public sector was 'training program' whereas for the private sector it was 'advice on phone'. The public and private sectors should consider diversifying their strategies for the provision of rural advisory services that target improvements in farm production and food security.

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Section: Demographic Attributessupporting

confidence: 71%