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Socio Economic Survey of Rural Households in Kalat, Balochistan Impact Assessment Unit Rural Support Programmes Network Islamabad Socio-Economic Baseline Survey of Kalat, Balochistan Published in 2009 in Pakistan Author: Mohammad Asif Khan Edited: Mahvish Haider Ali Design & Layout:Muhammad Shahid Printed at:Mashaallah Printer, Islamabad Pakistan. Ph: 051-2872253 Copyrights C 2008 Rural Support Programmes Network House No 7, Street 49, F-6/4, Islamabad Tel: 92-51-2821736,2826792, 2829556, Fax:92-51-2829115 www.rspn.org MAP OF Zhob l eMs a h BALOCHISTAN K Qila Saifullah a la APishin l h u Qi bdu l Ziarat Loralai tta Que an Sibi Mastung Barkh Kohlu Chagai Bolan Kalat Dera Bugti ad ab Jhal sir Mags Na da b a Kharan J f ra a Khuzdar Panjgur Kech Awaran Lasbela Gwadar AREA 347,190 Km2 (44% of Pakistan) POPULATION 6.511 Million (1998) (5.1% of Pakistan) Balochistan Rural Support Programme Baseline Socio Economic Survey Kalat, Balochistan Mohammad Asif Khan, Agricultural Economist Acknowledgement The process of conducting the research, data collection, analysis and reporting was an extremely difficult and exhausting one. The collection of the field data was not an easy task and would not have been possible without the good team chosen from the field staff members of BRSP and the guidance and logistic support of Mr. Nadir Gul Barech, CEO BRSP. I wish to acknowledge the insightful support of the BRSP staff, especially Mr. Habibullah Nasir and Mr. Muhammad Qadeer, Regional Programme Officers, Kalat for the logistic support in the field and their valuable suggestions relating to data collection and analysis. I am thankful to the data collection team members who made the collection of field data possible in a very arduous and gruelling environment and especially the team supervisor Mr. Sher Hasan, Planning Officer MER, for organising the field teams and ensuring data quality. I am highly thankful for the valuable suggestions of Mr. Sarmad Khan, MER Specialist and Mr. Fazal Ali Saadi, Rural Economist of RSPN who painstakingly helped me at all stages right from the selection of enumerators to data analysis, tabulation and presentation of the report. I am also thankful to Mr. Khalil Tatley, COO RSPN and Ms. Shandana Khan, CEO RSPN for sharing their ideas and providing me an opportunity to carry out this survey. I would like to acknowledge the guidance taken from 'Methods of Assessment of Rural Poverty, Projects and Programme Impact' authored by Prof. Mahmood Hassan Khan and the valuable suggestions in data analysis and organisation of the report. Last, but not the least, I wish to thank all the villagers who participated by sharing their time and input for data collection. Although this report has been prepared with RSPN/BRSP funding, the management of these organisations bear no responsibility for, nor are in any way committed to the views or opinions expressed herein. I bear the full responsibility of all errors and omissions. Mohammad Asif Khan 5 Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMERY.......................................................................................................................................................... 11 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 1.1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES IN PAKISTAN..................................... .......... 14 1.3. O BJECTIVES ANDP URPOSE OF THEBASELINE SURVEY ........................................................................................................................................... 14 1.4 S URVEY METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 1.4.1 Review of Available Information ................................................................................................ ................ 15 1.4.2 Sampling................................................................................................................................ ........................ 15 1.4.3 Questionnaire ................................................................................................................................ ............... 16 1.4.4 Field Team ................................................................................................................................ ..................... 17 1.4.5 Data Collection ................................................................................................................................ ............. 17 1.4.6 Data Tabulation and Analysis ................................................................................................ .................... 18 2. THE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE ................................................................................................................................. 18 2.1 L AND USE............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.2 C ROP AREA ANDP RODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.3 L IVESTOCK IN THEDISTRICT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.4 L IVESTOCK POPULATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 3. RESULTS OF THE SURVEY - PROFILE OF SAMPLE VILLAGES................................................................ ...... 21 3.1 I NFRASTRUCTURE/SERVICES OFS ELECTED VILLAGES .............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2 V ILLAGE INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........ 22 4. RESULTS OF THE SU RVEY - PROFILE OF SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS................................................................ .... 23 4.1 P ROFILE OF THERESPONDENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 4.1.1 Age of Respondents................................................................................................................................ ...... 23 4.1.2 Literacy Level of Respondents ................................................................................................ ..................... 23 4.1.3 Profession of................................................................................................................................ Respondents . 24 4.2 P ROFILE OF THESELECTED HOUSEHOLDS....................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.1 Demography ................................................................................................................................ ................. 24 4.2.2 Work Status of Households ................................................................................................ ......................... 25 4.2.3 Literacy and Schooling ................................................................................................................................ 26 4.2.4 Health Status................................................................................................................................ ................. 27 4.2.5 Physical Environment ................................................................................................................................ .. 28 4.3 F ARM INCOME ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 4.3.1 Land Ownership and Farm ................................................................................................Size .................. 29 4.3.2. Cropping Intensity and Pattern................................................................................................ ............. 30 4.3.3. Crop Yields and Returns................................................................................................ ......................... 30 4.4. L IVESTOCK OFS AMPLE HOUSEHOLDS..............................................................................................................................................................................