Status of agricultural machinery in Nasirabad district (Balochistan)
2009
Burirro, G.A.
To document the status of farm machinery in Nasirabad district of Balochistan, a survey was carried out using questionnaire, which was filled by conducting interviews of the farmers during the year 2008. Majority of farmers was in the age group of 30-40 years, while 63.33% were uneducated. The tenancy and peasant characters were absent in the study area. Most of the population is comprised of peasants, while most of the land is owned by a minor percent of population, which is composed by the landlords. Averagely, 81.33% of farmers in the study district were having land holding greater than 100 acres. The traditional approaches of farming were noted with few of the respondents, probably with smaller land holding and 94% progressive and 6% traditional farming was reported.
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