Contribution of Onion Seed Production to Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Malakand Division, Pakistan

Ikram Saeed, Muhammad Zubair Anwar and Khalid Mehmood Khokar
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Ikram Saeed: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.
Muhammad Zubair Anwar: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.
Khalid Mehmood Khokar: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.

The Pakistan Development Review, 2001, vol. 40, issue 4, 787-810

Abstract: According to the latest estimates, roughly one-third of the total population of the developing countries live in poverty, majority of which are rural inhabitants (as reported 35 percent of the Pakistani rural mass). In Pakistan, the income distribution has worsened in the rural areas while it has marginally improved in urban areas during the period 1979 through 1996-97 [Pakistan (2001)]. The rural poverty is continuously feeding unemployment through migration of unskilled people to the urban areas. Poverty reduction is a priority area for Pakistan. The government is taking measures for addressing problems of the poor who are the most vulnerable amongst the different socioeconomic groups. Poverty alleviation is the main focus of the government in addition to develop physical infrastructure in rural areas and remove income disparities between income groups and regions. The government of Pakistan has initiated measures to poverty reduction through establishing number of institutions namely Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Micro-credit Bank (Khushali Bank), Pakistan Baitual Mal, Income Safety Nets, and launching Khushal Pakistan Programme and Food Support Programme. All these programmes are aiming at helping poor and hungry people by providing them food for temporary relief and micro credit for initiating sustainable economic activities. Since the majority of our population is living in rural areas, so the government is diverting more resources to improve the access for rural services and encourage greater participation in economic activities through creating employment opportunities. The programmes in education, health and population sectors have been specifically designed to extend socioeconomic opportunities to rural poor.

Date: 2001
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