Abstract:
This research was conducted during the year 2019 at Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan . Domestic food insecurity is a major challenge in many underdeveloped nations which has been prioritized in their domestic economic policies. In rural areas, females are accountable for food cultivation, food making, storage, and household 1 Ph.D. scholar, 2 Associate resource management but their critical roles as food producers and food providers have not Professor, 4 Professor, been entirely acknowledged. So, this study investigates the roles of rural females in the provision Department of Rural Sociology, of domestic food security. In the present research, cross-sectional research was conducted 5 Associate Professor, Institute and data was collected from three districts of Punjab, Pakistan through a structured interview of Agricultural Extension and schedule from 420 rural households through a simple random sampling method. Outcomes Rural Development, University of stated that North Punjab (Chakwal) had a high 60.7% food-security position; (Faisalabad) 6AAgsrisciuslttaunretpFraoifseaslsaobra, dD,epartment Central Punjab had a medium 52.2% food-security status while South Punjab (Vehari) had a of Sociology, Government low 40.0% food-security status. The outcomes revealed that in food production, 67% of women College University Faisalabad, participated as labor force, in food access 23% of women participated in income-generating 3 Assistant professor, activities and 57.4% of females were engaged in buying food, in food utilization 77% of females Government College Women contributed in processing, making and distributing of food for members of the family. Overall in University, Faisalabad, Punjab, only 15.2% of females have a great extent of awareness about healthy food.Regionally, 7 Ph.D. Scholar, Allama Iqbal South Punjab has low 7.9%, Central Punjab has medium 16.4% and North Punjab has high Open University, Islamabad, 21.4% knowledge and awareness about nutritious food. Binary logistic regression presented a Pakistan positive effect between female education, women's revenue, females' decision-making authority, *Corresponding author's email: females' knowledge and control over capital in guaranteeing domestic food security whereas madihanazagri@yahoo.com female's age and family size had an adverse outcome with family food-security status. The study recommended that it is essential to enhance females' income-generating opportunities through the provision of education, training, and provide equal access to resources for sustainable household food security.
Page(s):
109-118
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Pakistan
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Female
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Rural
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Punjab
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Food Security
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Domestic