IMPACT OFTHE AGRARIAN STRUCTURE ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY / EFFICIENCY AND FARM INCOME IN THE PROVINCE OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

Generally the, farm productivity/efficiency and farm income of any region depends on
the agrarian structure (considering only two main factors viz. farm size and tenure
status).This article investigates the impact of agrarian structure on the farm efficiency
and farm income in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The main objective of the
study is to probe into the influence of agrarian structure on the farm productivity and
intern on the farm income.
For the collection of primary data through interview schedule directly from farmers, the
whole province has been divided into four different agro-climatic zones known as strata.
One district from each zone has been selected randomly and the sample size of 120
farmers has been equally distributed among sample districts. The averages and
percentages for different agrarian structure have been presented in an appropriate tables.
It is concluded that the data on production of the major crops has revealed that yield per
acre of almost all the crops is higher on the large farms, however, the labor intensive
crops have indicated higher yield on the small farms. The trend of yield per acre is
nearly similar on all the tenures. But the pure owners have shown more efficiency in the
crops of wheat, sugarcane and rabi vegetables, while the pure tenants have produced
maize, rice, grams and kharif vegetable more efficiently.