- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Water resources management and optimization
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Social Media in Health Education
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Communication Studies and Media
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
2014-2025
Aga Khan University
2006
This study examines the multidimensional poverty profile of rural and urban households in Malakand Division Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan using modified version Alkire-Foster deprivation matrix. The employed a stratified random sampling method to select 758 from stratum districts Swat, Dir Lower randomly selected among nine districts. survey constructed capture cross-sectional information on indicators categorized under education, health, living standards dimensions. Both...
Current study aims to workout economic analysis and factors effecting wheat production in Bati Kot district, Afghanistan. In Afghanistan food security is a long-term critical issue. Wheat the major crop, source of dietary energy has link with longer-term To achieve objectives 120 respondents were randomly selected for interviews during crop season 2023. Econometric techniques, descriptive statistics, simple budgeting Cobb Douglas type function was applied analysis. Descriptive statistics...
Pakistan is one of the world’s leading producers, exporters, and consumers rice. This study analyzes technical efficiency rice growing farmers in Swat district Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan. A three-stage sampling procedure was used to interview 204 growers through a well-structured pretested schedule. The maximum likelihood function results showed that chemicals, urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), labor, farmyard manure (FYM-dummy) were positive had statistically significant effect on...
In Pakistan, maize was cultivated on an area of 1.3 million hectares in 2014-15 with a total production about 6 tonnes and average yield 4.32 hec -1 .The Pakistan is less than world's by 1.02 .Provincial statistics for the same year, provided Table 1, show that among all 4 provinces Punjab top, where (5.98 ) Abstract | This study looked at profitability crop estimated growers' technical efficiency central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Stochastic Frontier analyses were conducted over primary...
This study investigates determinants for agricultural land prices in Peshawar district of Pakistan. A linear hedonic model is used to analyze data set on sale parcels and their agricultural, location environmental characteristics. Results show that price affected positively by soil fertility, amount irrigation water closeness market. Among characteristics, distance city, main road nearest houses have significant effects prices. Agricultural located closer or has significantly higher compared...
This study investigated impact of Gomal Zam Dam (GZD) irrigation project on agriculture and welfare farm households in Southern districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The found immense effect the increase cultivated area yield wheat gram crops, diversification traditional cropping pattern to commercialized farming with addition sugarcane vegetables. availability water also induced cultivation fodder crops which enabled farmers add large ruminants their livestock herds. All these changes...
A gricultural sector continues to dominate the economic scene of Pakistan, it account, for 19.8 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP); absorbs 38% total labor force and also earns foreign exchange.It has established forward backward linkages with other sectors economy.According development literature, accelerated growth needs sustained agricultural sector.In economy Pakistan sugarcane is a major crop.It contributes in more than one dimensions.Sugarcane second industrial crop after cotton...
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect contingent valuation questions format on households ‘preferences revelation and willingness pay (WTP) for chemicals free fruits in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province Pakistan. A sample 1000 randomly selected households, from rural urban areas KP province, were confronted with three different WTP fruits-double bounded dichotomous choice question, open-ended question payment card question. Results show that households’ price premium 14 percent...
In current study impact of climate change on net revenue rice crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan was assessed by cross-sectional Ricardian method.Data collected from 180 growers different climatic zone including southern, central and northern regions.Key cost components were identified simple budgeting technique.It reveals that land rent account for 29.11% total cost, followed labor (26.47%), threshing (8.53%) tractor hours (8.31%).Per acre returns noted vary across zones, with...
Background: Post-operative hypersensitivity is a common complication of direct composite restorations, often caused by polymerization shrinkage and microleakage. Incremental placement techniques desensitizing agents have been proposed to mitigate this issue. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness incremental layering in reducing post-operative Class I restorations. Methods: This randomized clinical study was conducted at Department Operative Dentistry, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, from...
Background: Postoperative pain is a major concern following root canal treatment (RCT), influenced by factors such as patient anxiety, pulp status, mechanical and chemical irritation, individual thresholds. Debate continues regarding whether single-visit or multi-visit endodontic results in less postoperative discomfort. Objective: To compare levels between two-visit patients with vital necrotic pulps. Methods: This study included 100 (56 males, 44 females) requiring RCT at the Department of...