Contribution of agroforestry towards the socio-economic development of Charsada District, NWFP (Pakistan)
Contribution of agroforestry towards the socio-economic development of Charsada District, NWFP (Pakistan)
Fazal Said Khan
ABSTRACT
A socio-economic survey was conducted in 1990 in the
Charsadda district of the North West Frontier Province,
Pakistan to develop a sound knowldge of the area, its
people and the crops they grow. Data were collected from
270 farmers (138 owners, 41 owner-cum-tenants and
91 tenants) using a questionnaire containing 29 questions
of both qualitative and quantitative nature. Charsadda,
farmers grow a number of trees on their farmlands.
Some of these trees (Populus deltoids, Dalbergia sissoo
and Salix spp.) are used in wood based industries and
generate US$ 2 million income and contribute to the
economic up lift of the area. The study also showed
significant differences of tree growing among owner ship
categories at tehsil as well as district level.
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December 1991
Vol. 41, Iss. 4
