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Rural Development Vision and Practices of Culturally Rooted Social Movement Organizations in North-West Pakistan: Implications for Agri. Extension

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Muhammad, Luqman

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PhD

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University of Agriculture

City

Faisalabad

Province

Punjab

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2014

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Applied Sciences

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English

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http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2179/1/2745S.pdf

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2021-02-17 19:49:13

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2024-03-24 20:25:49

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1676727130607

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In Pakistan, more than half of the population used to live in rural localities and depend upon farm and non-farm rural economy for their livelihoods. In these areas, persistent poverty and inadequate development indicators clearly describes their backwardness. In order to develop these rural dwellers, state (government) launched different rural development programmes during different regimes. These state-led programmes/initiatives left little impact on rural livelihoods. With special reference to North-West region (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, KPK province) these initiatives gained substantial success as the province stands on 3rd rank in Human Development Index (HDI). Besides state, a number of Civil Society Organizations are also engaged in rural development efforts throughout the country including KPK province. In the broader concept of civil society the emergence of Social Movement Organizations (SMOs) were also assumed to play a significant role in rural development. These organizations claimed to be deeply rooted in the traditional and religious culture of the rural KPK society and have greater capacity to cater the real needs of rural poor. Sometimes they challenge the state departments in providing basic welfare services to the rural community as they claimed that they have greater capability to provide these services at their door steps efficiently. But, their actual practices and claims related to rural development have not been yet identified. Keeping in view these perspectives the current PhD research was designed to analyse the vision and actual practices of these organizations regarding rural development in the KPK. The study followed the case study approach and selected District Mansehra as the study area. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from both categories of respondents i.e. staff/volunteers/members of SMOs as well as rural community affiliated with the respective SMO. The data were analysed using SPSS and content analysis technique. It was concluded that the major focus of all the three SMOs was on rural areas with a variety of funding sources. In all the three SMOs majority of the staff/volunteers/members was working on voluntary basis. They were involved in wide variety of rural development work related to education, health, agriculture, advocacy, social mobilization, emergency relief services etc. to empower the suppressed and ignored entities of society. It is further concluded that all the three SMOs were following the theme of people-centered RD approach covering all aspects of sustainable rural development. The perceived reasons of rural poverty in the area were lack of education, employment and good governance policies by the state. Small size of agricultural land holdings, appeared prominent in the study area, was also one of the major reasons of rural poverty and inequality. All the SMOs had strong horizontal (with village level local organizations) as well as vertical (with state departments) interaction and linkages for bring social change. Various RD practices rendered by SMOs appeared more effective than efforts of the state as large majority of the rural community were highly satisfied with their RD efforts. This scenario explores the potential of SMOs as alternate RD services providers in case of general failure of the state. Rural community perceived that collaborative strategic governance by the state and civil society would be more effective initiative towards reducing rural poverty and inequality. In addition, this collaboration will also pave the way toward sustainable rural development in KPK and ultimately in the entire country. In this way, mitigation of existing challenges such as food security and food sovereignty in the country will become easier. In view of these findings study recommends the development of partnership between NGOs/CBOs/FOs (including religious ones) and government (state) departments for efficient and effective delivery of rural extension/advisory services to the community; seeking for the sustainable rural development.
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(سید سلیمان ندوی، اگست ۱۹۴۱ء)

 

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Studies on Blood Flow Indices Using Doppler Ultrasonography During Estrous Cycle in Sahiwal Cows

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Each cow examined transrectally with B-mode and color-Doppler ultrasound on alternate days throughout the estrous cycle by the same operator. For B-mode, comprehensive pictures of the ovaries were drawn to measure the quantity, diameter, and comparative position of the follicle and CL. The day on which signs of estrus and dominant ovulatory follicle observed was carefully chosen as -1 Day, whereas the day on which dominant follicle (DF) vanish referred as Day 0. Doppler measurements were determined from flow of blood in both the left and right uterine arteries. The analysis was based on Doppler spectrum. The RI and PI were measured to reflect changes in blood flow. RI and PI were calculated from the built-in caliper for measures of blood flow parameters, which were displayed on monitor. Values were recorded when minimum three analogous and uninterrupted waveforms were noted, and three recordings of each day of each side were averaged. Mean RI readings were significantly higher (P < 0.05) at Day -1 (estrus) compared to Day 0 (ovulation). Similarly, mean RI values remained lower (P < 0.05) at Day -1 and Day 0 as compared to remaining days of estrous cycle. We observed a robust outcome of cattle and the days of entire heat cycle (P < 0.05) on RI readings but their interaction was not significant. Mean PI ix reading between -1 Day (estrus) and Day 0 (ovulation) did not differ (P > 0.05) and remained lower. Mean PI value was higher on Day 10 than on Day -1 and Day 0 (P < 0.05). We observed a robust effect of cattle and days of the entire heat cycle (P < 0.05) on PI readings but their interaction was not significant. Concentrations of P4 were greater on Day 12 (6.4 ± 1.0 ng/mL) and then started decreasing on Day 14 (5.0 ± 1.01 ng/mL) until reaching nadir. It is concluded that RI of uterine arteries, as a measure of blood flow, is considerably lower at estrus and ovulation, than during diestrus, whereas PI is substantially elevated during diestrus compared to heat and ovulation in Sahiwal cattle. The objectives of the 2nd study were to determine if there are changes in LS, progesterone (P4), and LBF between pregnant and non-pregnant Bos indicus dairy cattles during the first three weeks after insemination and if these parameters are related to each other. For this, Sahiwal cows (n = 13) of mixed parity (1 - 3) that were healthy, regularly cycling, and lactating, and of 430 ± 18 kg (mean ± SD) body weight were enrolled for the study. All cows were inseminated using frozen thawed semen 12 h after the start of standing estrus. B-mode ultrasonography was performed repeatedly with a 12 h interval to confirm the absence of POF (ovulation), and this day was referred to as Day 0 of the estrous cycle. All inseminated cows were retrospectively categorized as pregnant or nonpregnant. In order to compare the LS and LBF after AI, brightness mode and color-Doppler ultrasonography of the ovaries were performed on Days 4, 5, 6, 7 (first week); 8, 10, 12, 14, (second week); and 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (third week) in pregnant and nonpregnant cows. During the first and third weeks, ultrasonography was performed daily, while during the second week, cows were examined on alternate days. Thus, each cow had the ovaries ultrasound-mapped fourteen times, resulting in a total of 182 recordings from all cows. The stored images were then subjected to offline analysis using computer assisted image analysis software, x Image J (National Health Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA). In order to minimize the chances of error, mean values of the three images were recorded during each examination for both LS and LBF. Results revealed that the mean LS increased (P < 0.05) from Day 4 (0.9 cm2) to Day 7 (1.3 cm2) indicating the growth of luteal tissue during the first week. However, the average LS did not vary between Day 4 (first week) and Day 19 (third week). The P4 rose (P < 0.05) from Day 4 (1.7 ng/mL to Day 7 (3.0 ng/mL) during the first week, and increased (P < 0.05) further from Day 8 (3.9 ng/mL) to Day 14 (5.8 ng/mL). The LBF increased (P < 0.05) on Day 4 (0.3 cm2) to Day 7 (0.7 cm2), indicating a two-fold rise within 3 days of the first week. During the third week, LBF declined (P < 0.05) from 0.8 cm2 (Day17) to 0.2 cm2 (Day 21) in nonpregnant cows. The mean LS increased (P < 0.05) on Day 4 (1.0 cm2) to Day 7 (1.8 cm2) during the first week. In the following days, LS amplified (P < 0.05) from 1.9 cm2 (Day 8) to 2.8 cm2 (Day 21), indicating a consistent increase in luteal tissue during the first three weeks of pregnancy. The P4 showed a rise (P < 0.05) on Day 4 (1.4 ng/mL) Day 7 (2.6 ng/mL) and from 2.9 ng/mL (Day 8) to 8.4 ng/mL (Day 21). The LBF increased (P < 0.05) more than double from Day 4 (0.4 cm2) to Day 7 (0.9 cm2), as well as from Day 8 (1.0 cm2) to Day 21 (2.4 cm2) in pregnant cows. In conclusion, the present study has provided new information about relationships between LS, P4, and LBF, and indicated that LBF is a more sensitive parameter than LS and P4 to detect the differences of luteal function during the 1st three (3) weeks post AI in pregnant and nonpregnant Bos indicus dairy cattles. Furthermore, this approach could be effectively used to decrease the re-insemination interval, number of days open, and calving interval for the optimization of reproductive management in dairy cows. The comprehensive objectives of these studies are to make advancements in estrus and ovulation synchronization, re-synchronization, decreasing insemination and calving interval, early detection of pregnancy and fetal loss, and minimizing the pathological conditions of the uterus and ovary by using this novel and non-invasive technique.