Status of food poverty and factors affecting the food poverty in Rural Punjab: A case study of Rural Faisalabad
2016
Nadeem, A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology) | Adil, S.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology) | Hanif, M.F. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology)
Malnutrition issue is vital in Pakistan. Low purchasing power, large household size, low education and large number of dependents are the main factors affecting food poverty or malnutrition. Food poverty had different dimensions in urban and rural household set ups. Generally in rural areas, frequency of malnutrition and food poverty was more pronounced as compared to urban areas. This study had been planned to identify the causes of poverty and malnutrition in Pakistan. The data about daily food expenditures, household size, landholding, and dependency ratio and education level of 81 households of three villages of District Faisalabad were collected through a field survey.
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