声明
Table of Contents
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBRIVIATIONS
ABSTRACT
摘要
Chapter-1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Importance of Agriculture
1.3 Problem statement
1.4 Risk in agriculture
1.5 Importance of cotton crop in Pakistan
1.6 World Outlook of Cotton
1.7 Objectives and significance of the study
1.8 Innovations and Limitations of the Study
1.9 Study framework
Chapter-2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Overview
2.2 Definitions of the word risk
2.3 Agricultural risk
2.4 Types of agricultural risk
2.5 Risk management
2.6 Risk perception
2.7 Risk attitude
2.8 Diversification,Non-farm Income and poverty
2.9 Determinants of poverty and its effects
Chapter-3 MATElUALS AND METHODS
3.1 Experimental materials
3.2 Sampling strategy
3.3 Technical approaches (Conceptual model)
Chapter-4 RISK PERCEPTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF CoTToN FARMERS IN PAKISTAN
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and methods
4.3 Analytical procedure
4.4 Results and discussion
4.5 Summary and conclusion
Chapter-5 ASSESSING RISK PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDE AMoNG COTTON FARMERS:A CASE OF PUNJAB PROVINCE,PAKISTAN
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Material and method
5.3 Determinants of the risk attitude and risk perceptions
5.4 Results and discussion
5.5 Conclusion
Chapter-6 DETERMINANTS OF OFF-FARM ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION AMONG COTTON FARMERS IN PUNJAB,PAKISTAN
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Methodology
6.3 Results and discussion
6.4 Conclusion
Chapter-7 ADOPTION OF OFF-FARM DIVERSIFICATION INCOME SOURCES IN MANAGING AGRICULTURAL RISKS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Material and methods
7.3 Results and Discussion
7.4 Conclusion
Chapter-8 EXTENT,DEGREE AND DETERMINANTS OF RURAL POVERTY:EVIDENCE FROM A FARM HOUSEHOLD STUDY
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Material and method
8.3 Analytical framework
8.4 Results and Discussion
8.5 Conclusion
Chapter-9 SUMMARY,CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATION
9.1 Summary and Conclusion
9.2 Policy Recommendations
9.3 Way forward
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
ACKNOWLEDGMENT