Comparative study on livelihood security of small and marginal farm households in two districts of Punjab

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dc.contributor.advisorSidhu, Simran Kang
dc.contributor.authorKamaldeep Kaur
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-11T04:54:07Z
dc.date.available2019-11-11T04:54:07Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractToday, the mainstay of Punjab’s economy is gasping for breath and the farmers are in distress. The most effected are marginal and small farmers who find it increasingly hard to sustain on farming. A majority of these land holders suffer from unemployment and poverty, which results in failure to achieve necessary household living over time. The risk of livelihood failure determines their level of vulnerability to income, food, health and nutritional insecurity. Present study has been conducted with the objective of i) to determine association between socio-economic characteristics and livelihood security of selected farm households, ii) to assess livelihood security of farm household and iii) to identify the problems of small and marginal farmers and suggest plausible measures. The study was conducted in the rural areas of Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana districts of Punjab. Through stratified random selection technique, total 88 small and marginal farm households selected from eight villages of four blocks in selected districts were interviewed. The analyses of data show that the number of nuclear families was almost double to joint families. Only 6.81% of the households had income more than Rs. five lac/a. Majority of the households had medium to low level of household livelihood security. Both the districts characterized by low level of educational and economic security. More than half of the households were in favor of joint family system for better livelihood security. The study suggests that livelihood security could be improved by providing skill based education in rural schools and off farm employment opportunities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810135002
dc.keywordsLivelihood security, Small and Marginal farmeren_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages59en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemComparative study on livelihood security of small and marginal farm households in two districts of Punjaben_US
dc.subAgricultural Economicsen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeComparative study on livelihood security of small and marginal farm households in two districts of Punjaben_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleComparative study on livelihood security of small and marginal farm households in two districts of Punjaben_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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