THE ROLE OF FAMILY COOPERATION IN FARMING ACTIVITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF DISTRICT DERA GHAZI KHAN

Abstract

71,e most significallt ilUlicafor of Ihe jarmi/lg il/ r//ral Dem Gha=i Khan \l'as cooperation amollg the /till/ify, Bamcleri lind commllllily/vil/age illhabitffnls. Most oj Ihe rllml population directly or indirectly involves in lIgricllllllre. During the han'eslillg and cultivation seasolls had also been the strengths oj the /tllllily, Bamde!'i alld comlllunity. The role oj killship jor cooperatioll is the lIIosl illlportam /t1l:lOr in ruml agmrian social organization Cooperation all/ollg Ihe re!alil'es alld l30mderi members had been socio-clfltural vallie oj lIte social orgallization i l l ruml Pllly'ab. Tltis lIIutual cooperatioll had been .'1Ylllbolized {/lid /J/allifested ill agricuflul'lll activities. The local social junctiolls were carriers ojsocio-cullllral vollies and symbols. III /'III'lI1 area. people had bindillg oj bal'lldel'i ,\yS/eIll. They do coopemte lI'ithill /tlll/ily and baraderi system lmd &II'odel'i is like a /tullily. The elose relatives take part ill /tlil/ily jarmillg pl'acfices ill the area. This system is in the shape oj hierarchy and concerned socioecol/ olllic I'lIlIkil/g of social Ifllils. If you have more land, then yOIl are //lore pOll'er j ull illihe area. These are divided in 111'0 groups like IWlUers and gatherers, fhe firsl phase of the deve!opme/ll oj hUll/an society. Thi,\' research was condllcled ill rlll'lll Del'll GIU/zi Khan Dislricl, More specifically. this research study lI'as COlldllcted ill Union COllncil Kala. Mosl oj the respondents for Ihis SIII(1y are from ftwlllil/g COII/II/llllif ies living ill Ihal IIIlioll cOllllcil Dislrict Dera Cha=i khan has approximately 2 lIIi/lioll people. This district Itfls mallY IIIlioll COlIl/cils bill t have lakell I'/fralllll;on cOlfllcil for this SlIflly. twas 1/ot be able fo interview the entire poplllatioli. So, jor this stll(1y tOO ftll'lIIel's have been takell as re.'J'pOfulellts. COl1vellient sampling techllique was applied ill this research because it was huge poplliation oj the union co unci!, Union Council Kala has mOllY /tWilling comlllunities and Villages. So, the lIIost jeasible simple cOllvelliellt feelll/ique Iwd been appliedjor tltis specific sfudy