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The Influence of Agricultural Land Access on Youth’s Attitude towards Agricultural Occupation

The Influence of Agricultural Land Access on Youth’s Attitude towards Agricultural Occupation

Nadia Farooq1*, Asad Ullah1, Mussawar Shah1 and Muhammad Idrees2

1Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan; 2Department of Agricultural Extension, Education and Communication, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Nadia Farooq, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan; Email: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

In this research, the influence of agricultural land access on youth’s attitude towards agricultural occupation was assessed. For this purpose, 486 youth under the age group 15-29 years were randomly selected from 12 villages in district Mardan. The data were collected through a data collection instrument/ questionnaire. This study revealed that majority of the respondents was graduate, unemployed and belongs to farming families. Moreover, the majority of respondents’ families were having 8-12 acres of arable agricultural land. However, respondents were lacking very limited access to arable land due to various problems; which decline their interest in the agricultural sector.

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Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

September

Vol.40, Iss. 3, Pages 680-1101

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