Determinants of Farmers Earning: A Case Study of Tehsil Arifwala, Punjab (Pakistan)
Journal Title: Research Journal Social Sciences (Online) - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Present study investigates the determinants of farmers earning at Tehsil Arifwala, Punjab. The primary data of 309 rural households is collected through stratified random sampling technique. Ordinary least squares (OLS) technique is applied to estimate the results. Mother’ s education, livestock, years of schooling, size of land, spouse job, working hours, age and household size are considered as determinants of farmers earning. Empirical results of this study indicate that Mother’s education, livestock, years of Schooling and size of land have significant and positive association with the earning of farmers. On the other hand, spouse job has significant and negative effect on the earning whereas age and household size has positive and insignificant relationship with the farmers earning. The present study suggests that female education/ Mother’s education, livestock, schooling years of the respondent and sizes of land are important determinants to enhance the farmer’s earning. So, Government and farmers should be focused on these determinants to raise income.
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MUHAMMAD ASHRAF
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