Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province

The purpose of this study is to explore the economic impact of floods on small scale farmers in District Nowshers KP Province (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) Pakistan. The study shows the devastating effects of flood in 2010 on livelihood of the people and making their life difficult. The research is based on...

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Autor principal: Zulqarnain, Zulqarnain
Formato: H2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development 2013
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description The purpose of this study is to explore the economic impact of floods on small scale farmers in District Nowshers KP Province (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) Pakistan. The study shows the devastating effects of flood in 2010 on livelihood of the people and making their life difficult. The research is based on telephonic interviews, literature reviews. The cases shows that majority of the farmers are facing livelihood issues for their survival. The farmers who are living already in critical condition flood took away the entire livelihood from them and made them more vulnerable. The study also put some light on gender issues during the flood and the role of military, NGOs and government during the flood.
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spelling RepoSLU53622013-03-21T15:40:50Z Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province Zulqarnain, Zulqarnain Livelihood Small scale farmers Military The purpose of this study is to explore the economic impact of floods on small scale farmers in District Nowshers KP Province (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) Pakistan. The study shows the devastating effects of flood in 2010 on livelihood of the people and making their life difficult. The research is based on telephonic interviews, literature reviews. The cases shows that majority of the farmers are facing livelihood issues for their survival. The farmers who are living already in critical condition flood took away the entire livelihood from them and made them more vulnerable. The study also put some light on gender issues during the flood and the role of military, NGOs and government during the flood. SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development 2013 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5362/
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Small scale farmers
Military
Zulqarnain, Zulqarnain
Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title_full Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title_fullStr Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title_full_unstemmed Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title_short Economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of Pakistan : a case study from the district Nowshera, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province
title_sort economic impacts of floods on small scale farmers of pakistan : a case study from the district nowshera, khyber pukhtunkhwa province
topic Livelihood
Small scale farmers
Military