This report summarises the situation of vulnerable flood affected households in relation to three critical market systems - wheat seed, fodder and, casual agricultural labour in Punjab province. In Punjab the waters rose relatively slowly and settled in the lower lying areas. In most affected areas the waters have now cleared leaving varying amounts of silt and debris deposits.
The target group for the purpose of this study from the 8. 2 million people affected are o HH who rely on casual agricultural labour for most of their income “mostly landless,
- Small farmers with less than 5 acres who normally plant wheat on at least part of their land
- Small farmers with high reliance upon livestockThis report summarises the situation of vulnerable flood affected households in relation to three critical market systems - wheat seed, fodder and, casual agricultural labour in Punjab province. In Punjab the waters rose relatively slowly and settled in the lower lying areas. In most affected areas the waters have now cleared leaving varying amounts of silt and debris deposits.
The target group for the purpose of this study from the 8. 2 million people affected are o HH who rely on casual agricultural labour for most of their income “mostly landless,
- Small farmers with less than 5 acres who normally plant wheat on at least part of their land
- Small farmers with high reliance upon livestock