Environmental change and farmers' adaptation in Punjab, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.advisorTasch, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorMason, Nicholas
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Geography and Environmental Planningen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T22:53:42Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T22:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-11
dc.date.submitted2020-05
dc.description(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2020en_US
dc.description.abstract"Extreme temperatures and unpredictable precipitation patterns are causing both drought and flooding to the agricultural sector of Punjab, Pakistan and negatively impacting farmers’ lives. The latest provincial agricultural policy framework seeks to provide advisory services, access to credit, subsidies, new agricultural technology, and information on adaptation, but not all farmers are able to access or afford these, extension services are spread thin, and most farmers in Punjab are small landholders and while policies acknowledge them, they do not favor the poorest. This thesis begins with a discussion on the geography and climate of Pakistan and then the Pakistani Prime Minister’s favorable views on environmental adaptation and mitigation. I then critique Punjab, Pakistan’s latest provincial agricultural policy, followed by a literature review which describes how farmers are perceiving and adapting to environmental change. I conclude that the poorest farmers in Punjab do not benefit from most agricultural policies."en_US
dc.description.urihttps://archives.towson.edu/Documents/Detail/292467en_US
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dc.format.extent47 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2f0pv-vu3n
dc.identifier.otherTSU2020Mason
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24659
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtTowson University
dc.rightsThere are no restrictions on access to this document. An internet release form signed by the author to display this document online is on file with Towson University Special Collections and Archives.en_US
dc.titleEnvironmental change and farmers' adaptation in Punjab, Pakistanen_US
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