The Role of Farmers’ Education in Bolstering Cereal Yields: A Case Study of Cereals in Punjab

Authors

Syeda Zahra Azhar(1) Syeda Zahra Azhar Affiliation International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Other articles by this author , Faiz ur Rahim(2) Faiz ur Rahim Affiliation International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Other articles by this author , Rehana Ali Naqvi(3) Rehana Ali Naqvi Corresponding author Affiliation University of Wah, Pakistan Email addressrehana.naqvi@uow.edu.pk Other articles by this author , Sidrah Awan(4) Sidrah Awan Affiliation International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Other articles by this author

  1. International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  2. International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  3. University of Wah, Pakistan
  4. International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.36923/jcmi.v4i2.562

Abstract

Pakistan is an Asian developing country, with the agriculture
sector being the largest in terms of labor participation. Agriculture
has a positively significant effect on the total GDP of Pakistan. This
study emphasized the role of education in increasing the
productivity of cereal-producing farmers of Punjab. The data was
taken from the Pakistan Economic Research Institute (PERI), as the
survey of this institute is reliable. Relevant data was extracted
from the questionnaire and thus, the regression analysis was done.
Agriculture highly contributes to Pakistan’s GDP and serves as the
backbone of our country. According to the results, it is concluded
that education increases the productivity of farmers by enhancing
their skills and decision-making ability. Thus, better education
facilities should be provided to the farmers in rural areas so that
the country can benefit from increased output.

Article information

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Submitted
October 30, 2023
Accepted
December 15, 2023
Published
December 15, 2023
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Rehana Ali Naqvi
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