Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics on Food Security of Small Scale Farmers in Rawalpindi

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Muhammad Furqan Mirza ¹ , Badar Naseem Siddiqui ² , Muhammad Hanif ³ , Almas Jabeen ⁴ , Ghazala Sadaf ⁵ , Amina Nauman ⁶ , Saba Shakeel ⁷ , Maria Munawwar ⁸

1 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3 - Department of Mathematics and Statistics, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
4 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
5 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
6 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
7 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
8 - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Received: 2015-12-24 Accepted : 2015-12-24 Published : 2013-07-01

Keywords: Food Security, poverty, Expenditure, Policies,

Abstract :

About half of the population in Pakistan is food insecure. The study focused the food secure population and the strategies for reducing poverty in district Rawalpindi. The study was carried out in district Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Simple random sampling technique was used for this research study in district Rawalpindi. A sample of 120 respondents was selected. Then the data was analyzed through SPSS. It was concluded that majority people have low income, high food expenditures, low educational level affecting food security and government policies were not satisfactory to ensure food security. Moreover significant associations were found between education and food security and food security with the government policies. It was experienced that the more the people were educated were food secure.

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