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Qabtia, Maria
- Sustainable Development Goals:Economic Empowerments of Rural People through Balanced Land Holdings (A Case of Sindh-Pakistan)
Authors
1 School Development, (WB) Sindh Education Reform Program (SERP), Karachi, Sindh, PK
2 Sindh Teachers Education Training and Development Authority, Karachi, Sindh, PK
3 Sindh Technical and Vocational Authority, Karachi, Sindh, PK
4 Education and Literacy Department, Govt. Sindh, Karachi, PK
5 Sindh Education Reform Program, Karachi, Sindh, PK
Source
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 5, No 6 (2016), Pagination: 436-442Abstract
A global agreement of seventeen feasible points for the welfare of human beings which is named as sustainable development goals is confirmed by the world leader in the United Nations Conference on sustainable development goals. The first component of agenda for post 2015 development is to decrease poverty in its all forms everywhere but without economic empowerment of the people particularly from far flung areas it cannot be elevated until balance distribution of natural resources. The below mentioned paper is written with the same approach to follow these global initiatives in Pakistan.
The rural areas of our region are in grip of ultra-poverty particularly among agricultural labour. The rapid increase in population needs increase in their incomes which is only possible through redistribution of natural resources particularly land holdings which should be balanced for socio economic development of common man. The major issues in Sindh land holdings have been summed up by examining it through in-depth analysis using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The study concludes that imbalanced land holdings creates socio economic problems in two ways first the large tracts of land ownerships strength feudalism and second small land holding, both kinds creates various social ills in the society rural society i.e. poverty, less freedoms, limited market access, small scale economic empowerments which needs dire attention of policy makers for their strategic vision to redistribute natural resources as per the need of the hour in global scenario not only, for the socio economic development in the region but to create equal opportunities for their country man in era of sustainable development.
Keywords
Large Land Holdings, Small Land Holdings, Public Policy, Agric-Development, Feudalism, Poverty Elevation, Land Fragmentation, Balanced Holdings.- Sustainable Development Goals:Performance and Problems of Agricultural Labour in Share Cropping System and Their Impact on Natural Resource Management and Growth (A Case of Sindh–Pakistan)
Authors
1 Sindh Education Reform Program, Karachi, Sindh, PK
2 Sindh Teachers Education Training and Development Authority, Karachi, Sindh, PK
3 Sindh Technical and Vocational Authority, Karachi, Sindh, PK
Source
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 5, No 6 (2016), Pagination: 443-449Abstract
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all is an important eighth goal in sustainable development agenda of united nation for next 15 years. This paper is also written in context of above mentioned global development agenda with particular reference of Sindh-Pakistan. Land tenure is concerned with the right operational arrangements under which the land is operated for cropping purpose. The owner farm, Owner cum-tenant farm and tenant farm are famous kinds of tenure system in Sindh. The main focus of this study is on tenant’s cultivation system due to its dominance in Sindh agriculture, its significant impact on the labour, sustainable agricultural development with natural resources management and pivotal role in rural economic and social development.
Study discussed that share cropping serves the interest land lords and strengthens their social, economic and political leverage in the rural areas. In this system, land lord avoids investing more capital and tenants avoid investing more labour and intention due to shares. System badly harms tenant’s interest. They earn meager income and enjoy less freedom as compared to daily wages or monthly salaried industrial workforce. They always remain under heavy pressure and debit and this system leads to poverty, bondage and low skilled labour in agriculture sector of Sindh-Pakistan. This study concludes that large percentage of increasing population in rural areas is engaged in this manual and old system. It is because of this very fact that the people of the rural Sindh cannot not become skilled laborers i.e. plumbers, mechanics, electricians, carpenters, mesons, brokers, defense personnel and other industrial workforce and also an obstacle in migration of the people to urban/industrial centers.