Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences Changing Land Ownership Patterns and Agricultural Activities in the Context of Urban Expansion in Faisalabad, Pakistan (original) (raw)
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ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Received: Accepted: Online: Sep 22, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 Dec 22, 2016 Agricultural lands encroached by urban settlements come out with extensive cost for social and economic life of local residents, particularly in urban fringes. This study compares the changes in agricultural activities, in context of urban expansion during last decade, with special attention to land ownership patterns. A face to face survey was conducted to collect related information from the farm households in three communities at rural-urban interface of Faisalabad city, Punjab, Pakistan. The results indicated a considerable change in the size of landholding during the period 2006-2015 as majority of the farmers (48.9%) owned up to 5 acres, previously while now majority of farmers (53.9%) own less than 2 acres of land. This change was found mainly due to sale of land for housing schemes (56.9%) and division of land due to inheritance (17.8%). During the past decade, the number of land owners ...
Urban land use change caused by many driving forces that control by various environmental and socioeconomic variables. High growth rate of the residential land use creates an immense pressure over agricultural land in the urban fringes and the agricultural land is decreasing in a rapid manner. Research aims to assess the peri-urban and urban land use change in residential land and its impact on socioeconomic status of the farmer like how much agricultural land has been grabbed by the residential land use change. Socioeconomic impacts of the peri-urban and urban land use land cover change on the life of the farmer. Geographic information system have been used for mapping the spatio-temporal change of urban and peri-urban land in residential land and secondary data collected by the different sources. A questioner was developed to calculate the impact of urban and peri-urban land use change on Socioeconomic status of the farmer by survey. So in this way present research helps to highlight the impact of urban and peri-urban land use change on socioeconomic status of the farmer. It also elaborates Spatio-temporal loss of agricultural land by residential land use over the 12 year in the Bahawalpur city and its impacts on the farmer.
Understanding peri-urban farmer's socioeconomic characteristics is a prerequisite for successful planning and implementation of developmental programmes in peri-urban areas. In view of this, a study was undertaken to analyze socioeconomic characteristics of farmers who sold their farmland (sold category 1) and farmers who retained their farmland (retained category 2) in the peri-urban area of Bengaluru. A total of 160 respondents selected using multi-stage sampling procedure constituted the sample size and data collection was done through semi-structured interview schedule. Post stratification of respondents was made into sold (n=93) and retained (n=67) categories based on their farm land selling behaviour. Results of the study revealed that majority of sold (41.9%) and retained category (41.8%) belonged to middle age group (36-50 years). More schedule caste and schedule tribe respondents were found in sold category (24.7%) as compared to retained category (11.9%). More graduate and above educated (9.7%) were present in sold category as compared to retained category (4.5%). Around 46.3 per cent respondents belonged to medium category (5-8 family members) in case of both sold and retained category. More than half of respondents (55.9%) in sold category belonged to marginal farmers as compared to retained category (37.3%). Sold category had high (>2) family education status versus retained category. The study recommends the need for considering socio-economic conditions of peri-urban farmers for the suitable design and successful implementation of Governments’ developmental programmes in complex peri-urban settings.
Land is a key asset for farmers in the countries like India where more than half of the population engaged in agriculture for their livelihood. But, Land acquisition from governments; increase in real estate growth by various private business firms and the continued demand for infrastructure development in the periphery of the urban areas makes a greater impact on peri-urban farmland and their livelihoods. So, the present study was an effort to find the overview of farmland transactions by farmers in peri-urban area of Bengaluru, reasons and their future response on selling of land. Study revealed that out of total 160 respondents, about 58.1 per cent of respondents sold their farm land called sold category (n=93), in that 87 partially sold and 6 completely sold respondents were found and 41.9 per cent completely retained their farmland without any sale (unsold category). In sold category (n=93) nearly 71 per cent of the farmers had sold their land to real estate owners. The main reason to sell the land includes escalation in land prices (15.05%), lack of interest of farmers in agriculture (10.75%). Responses about future selling of land revealed that majority of respondents (55.6%) did not show intention to sell land. This shows that farming in the peri-urban areas in the coming days is likely to face many challenges, which require proper attention by government and need to set up a mechanism to regulate the sale of agricultural land around peri-urban areas to prevent further agriculture land loss.
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Growing population (urbanization) has impact on land around the world. Therefore, this study was conducted to find out nexuses between urbanization and agricultural land conversion in the study area. Thus, the population of the study area was Hyderabad district, and the sample size was 192 respondents. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Hyderabad is leading fro urban population density per km 2 in Pakistan, and second in the world with 40,000 people per km 2 where it is 2 nd largest urban city of Sindh, and 6 th of the country. While Hyderabad district's overall population increased by 44 percent in last 36 years (from 1981 to 2017). Additionally, Qasimabad sub-district was most affected subdistrict by the process of urbanization in Hyderabad district. In which 3508 acres of agricultural land converted followed by Latifabad sub-district with 1064 acres, Hyderabad city sub-district with 562 acres and Hyderabad rural sub-district with 342 acres. According to affected individuals point of view, 70 percent of agricultural land has been sold and converted in urbanization in Hyderabad district. The average income of the respondents was about Rs. 86,000 ($ 860 US), literacy ratio was 83 percent, average family size was 6 and the average age was 48 years. Further, 41 percent affected people are in jobs (public and private), 21 percent are respondents are daily wage laborer, 17 percent are engaged in personal business, 16 percent in agricultural farming and five percent have other sources of income. This superposition of land can create shortage of food and fibre for its growing population as well as can germinate socioeconomic and infrastructural issues not only in this mega city, but also in the country. So, this study is a tool for policy makers and future generations.
Peri-urban areas are characterized by great heterogeneity and rapid changes of land use. Furthermore, population composition changes as peri-urban areas offer attractive residential alternatives to city centers or more remote locations. The dynamic processes leave peri-urban areas in an in-between situation, neither city nor country side and home to a range of functions, spanning from agricultural production to residential and recreational areas. This paper investigates the urbanization of agricultural areas in the Greater Hyderabad region based on quantitative data collected on agricultural properties in Four study areas between 1990 and 2012. The overall conclusion is that agricultural land use have continually largely unaffected by the processes of urbanization. However, most of the production is concentrated on a few very large full-time farms. In addition, the economic activities have been greatly diversified. The structural components of the areas (land use and landscape elements) thus appear to be more resilient than the socio-economic system (declining number of full-time farmers and increasing number of owners engaged in other gainful activities). However, at some point this discrepancy will disappear and rapid land use changes may be expected. For an ideal urban land use, a balanced multi land use policy emphasizing peri-urban agriculture is suggested.
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Faisalabad city is surrounded by agricultural lands, where farmers are growing vegetables, grain crops, and fodder for auto-consumption and local marketing. To study the socioeconomic impact and resource use in these urban and peri-urban agricultural production (UPA) systems, a baseline survey was conducted during 2009-2010. A total of 140 households were selected using a stratified sampling method and interviewed with a structured questionnaire. The results revealed that 96 % of the households rely on agriculture as their main occupation. Thirty percent of the households were owners of the land and the rest cultivated either rented or sharecropped land. Most of the families (70 %) were headed by a member with primary education, and only 10 % of the household head had a secondary school certificate. Irrigation water was obtained from waste water (37 %), canals (27 %), and mixed alternative sources (36 %). A total of 35 species were cultivated in the UPA systems of which were 65 % vegetables, 15 % grain and fodder crops, and 5 % medicinal plants. Fifty-nine percent of the households cultivated wheat, mostly for auto-consumption. The 51 % of the respondents grew cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) and gourds (Cucurbitaceae) in the winter and summer seasons, respectively. Group marketing was uncommon and most of the farmers sold their produce at the farm gate (45 %) and on local markets (43 %). Seeds and fertilizers were available from commission agents and dealers on a credit basis with the obligation to pay by harvested produce. A major problem reported by the UPA farmers of Faisalabad was the scarcity of high quality irrigation water, especially during the hot dry summer months, in addition to lacking adequate quantities of mineral fertilizers and other inputs during sowing time. Half of the respondents estimated their daily income to be less than 1.25 US$ and spent almost half of it on food. Monthly average household income and expenses were 334 and 237 US$, respectively.