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T1 LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP IN ENSURING RURAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN PAKISTAN
A1 A. Ali
A1 M. A. Khan
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 23
IS 1
SP 313
OP 318
YR 2013
FD 2013/02/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>The current study focuses on the role of livestock ownership in ensuring rural household food security in Pakistan. For the study a comprehensive data were collected from the rice-wheat area of Pakistani Punjab. Three main districts of rice wheat area i.e. Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Hafizabad were selected for the current study. Poisson regression analysis was carried out to estimate the determinants of livestock ownership. The impact of livestock ownership on household food security was estimated by employing the propensity score matching approach. The empirical results indicate that food security levels were higher in the range of 19-41 percent for the households having livestock ownership as compared to households having no livestock ownership. The policy implications of the study are that livestock ownership needs to be encouraged as it can help in ensuring rural household food security.</p>
K1 Livestock Ownership, Food Security, Poisson Regression, Pakistan
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2013-JAPS-149