Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status
This follow-up study was carried out to investigate association of wheat productivity with the nutritional status of farmers in an agricultural area of North West Pakistan. A total of 1200 small scale farmers were randomly recruited and screened for nutrition status. Total of 226 farmers were found...
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| author | Zia ud Din Parvez Iqbal Paracha Zahoor ul Haq Zahoor Ahmad Zara Khan Muhammad Asif |
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| description | This follow-up study was carried out to investigate association of wheat productivity with the nutritional status of farmers in an agricultural area of North West Pakistan. A total of 1200 small scale farmers were randomly recruited and screened for nutrition status. Total of 226 farmers were found malnourished. An equal number of well-nourished farmers were randomly selected; detailed data on wheat yield and relevant confounding factors were collected interviewing groups. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors in relation to wheat yield. Comparing to well-nourished, malnourished farmers were more likely to report less wheat yield. Agricultural predictors that independently and significantly explained variation in wheat production included crop rotation, sowing time, and per acre agricultural inputs. Farmers' nutritional status; and dietary patterns further increased variance in wheat yield. The study findings reaffirmed the importance of farmers' nutritional status in predicting wheat yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c51e75cd984749b78b3e763e395b375e2023-02-15T16:10:17ZengTurkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP)Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2016-08-014869269910.24925/turjaf.v4i8.692-699.770365Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional StatusZia ud Din0Parvez Iqbal Paracha1Zahoor ul Haq2Zahoor Ahmad3Zara Khan4Muhammad Asif5Department of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture, PeshawarDepartment of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture, PeshawarDepartment of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, MardanDepartment of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture, PeshawarDepartment of Human Nutrition, The University of Agriculture, PeshawarPakistan Agricultural Research Council, IslamabadThis follow-up study was carried out to investigate association of wheat productivity with the nutritional status of farmers in an agricultural area of North West Pakistan. A total of 1200 small scale farmers were randomly recruited and screened for nutrition status. Total of 226 farmers were found malnourished. An equal number of well-nourished farmers were randomly selected; detailed data on wheat yield and relevant confounding factors were collected interviewing groups. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors in relation to wheat yield. Comparing to well-nourished, malnourished farmers were more likely to report less wheat yield. Agricultural predictors that independently and significantly explained variation in wheat production included crop rotation, sowing time, and per acre agricultural inputs. Farmers' nutritional status; and dietary patterns further increased variance in wheat yield. The study findings reaffirmed the importance of farmers' nutritional status in predicting wheat yield.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/770Wheat productivityFarmers’ Nutritional StatusPakistanSmall scale farms |
| spellingShingle | Zia ud Din Parvez Iqbal Paracha Zahoor ul Haq Zahoor Ahmad Zara Khan Muhammad Asif Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology Wheat productivity Farmers’ Nutritional Status Pakistan Small scale farms |
| title | Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status |
| title_full | Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status |
| title_fullStr | Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status |
| title_short | Wheat Productivity: Role of Farmers’ Nutritional Status |
| title_sort | wheat productivity role of farmers nutritional status |
| topic | Wheat productivity Farmers’ Nutritional Status Pakistan Small scale farms |
| url | http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/770 |
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