MEASURING THE IMPACT OF LAND REFORMS ON THE FARMING COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT MARDAN, NWFP

This paper is based on a study carried out in three selected villages of Mardan (NWFP) during 2008-09.The study selected 160 respondents including 144 tenants and 16 landlords to explore the effects on literacy,productivity, the trend fo r modern technology adoption and litigation status a/tel the three land reforms execution inthe study area. The selection of respondents fo r 144 tenants and 16 landlords was carried on random basis, toensure unbiased results. Especially designed questionnaires were used to collect the quantitative and qualitativedata from the respondents. The data of the fa rmers applying traditional or modern techniques ofproduction wereanalyzed using percentages and paired-t-test statistics. The results show that enrolment, literacy, productivity andrate of new technology adoption have increased and so was the interest to work af ter the land reform s. Almost 100percent ofthe tenants expressed that they f eel empowered and can make their own decisions after the land reforms.Additionally, the tenancy rights have improved and cost of production has decreased due to enhanced interest infarming. However, the litigation issues between tenant and landlord have increased tremendously causing a threatto the positive results of the land reforms. The study measured the rate of litigation among tenant-landlord and itsimpact on thef arm community in the wake ofland ref orms executed during 60 s and 70 s in Pakistan.