Table 1 Distribution of farmers by district, geographical location, and landholdings in the study area
District name | Total farmers | Geographical location /° | Land holdings /% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latitude range | Longitude range | Small | Medium | Large | ||
Bahawalnagar | 38 | 29.00–30.20 | 72.50–73.80 | 21 | 55 | 24 |
Bahawalpur | 36 | 28.00–29.60 | 71.02–72.59 | 17 | 69 | 14 |
Dera Ghazi Khan | 26 | 28.50–31.15 | 69.50–70.74 | 15 | 54 | 31 |
Faisalabad | 12 | 30.82–31.20 | 72.73–73.18 | 25 | 42 | 33 |
Khanewal | 42 | 30.04–30.60 | 71.75–72.42 | 09 | 67 | 24 |
Layyah | 20 | 30.70–31.36 | 70.90–71.64 | 50 | 35 | 15 |
Lodhran | 24 | 29.40–29.84 | 71.50–72.00 | 12 | 63 | 25 |
Muzaffargarh | 36 | 29.20–30.58 | 70.62–71.57 | 25 | 47 | 28 |
Multan | 30 | 29.56–30.44 | 71.17–72.23 | 16 | 57 | 27 |
Pakpattan | 10 | 30.00–30.37 | 72.96–73.25 | 20 | 70 | 10 |
Rajanpur | 28 | 28.45–29.70 | 69.70–70.61 | 11 | 60 | 29 |
Rahim Yar Khan | 46 | 27.80–29.00 | 69.85–71.00 | 15 | 74 | 11 |
Sahiwal | 14 | 30.30–30.59 | 72.50–72.85 | 07 | 50 | 43 |
Toba Tek Singh | 04 | 30.60–30.80 | 72.30–72.60 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
Vehari | 34 | 29.74–30.30 | 71.96–72.86 | 16 | 64 | 18 |
Total | 400 | 27.80–31.36 | 69.50–73.80 | 18 | 60 | 22 |