Farmers perception towards farm forestry in district Swabi
Farmers perception towards farm forestry in district Swabi
Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Waseem Ullah and Rizwan Ullah
ABSTRACT
Study on farm forestry in district Swabi was conducted to check the perception of farmers towards farm forestry and determined the constraints in way of tree planting on farmlands. The results showed that about 70% of the farmers predicted the advantage of the tree planting as being the source of fuel wood and tobacco kilns. They further perceived the role of tree planting as; 50%, 40%, 30% role in shade, income and other environmental benefits respectively. It was observed that educated farmers favored tree farming as compared to the less educated one. Further farmers listed many problems when questioned about the constraints in planting trees on farmlands. Lack of availability of growing stock, lack of land for planting trees and problems regarding marketing was raised by 30%, 10% and 25% of the farmers. Results clearly depict that farm forestry in district Swabi is increasing day by day as the farmers get aware of its fruitful consequences.
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March 2017
Vol. 67, Iss. 1
