Abstract
his study tried to explore farmers’ perceptions on the status of land
degradation in Pishin sub-basin Balochistan, province of Pakistan. Through proportional random sampling, 200 farm households were surveyed during 2009. Percentages cross tabulations and chi square test used for the analysis of collected data. Results reveal that out of the surveyed households, 55% reported the existence of land degradation on their farms. No significant difference was found for the existence of land degradation among the farm categories. The farmers perceived that lack of rainfall and the overuse of the ground water for irrigation were the major causes of land degradation. The major types of degradation in the area were water degradation, soil erosion,
vegetation degradation and salinization. Majority of the households reported that about one fourth of their farmland areas were degraded. Electricity and fuel wood were the main sources of energy of majority of the households. Majority of the households were getting fuel wood from rangelands. Significant differences were found among the household categories for the annual consumption in electricity and fuel wood sources. Results of this study suggest policy implications for sustainable use of natural resources in the study area.
Dr. Said Qasim, Alam Tareen, Aijaz Ali Wassan. (2013) FARMER'S PERCEPTIONS ON THE STATUS OF LAND DEGRADATION IN PISHIN SUB-BASIN, PAKISTAN, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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