METHODOLOGY
The universe by population for the study was the two purposively selected districts i.e. Swat and Buner, of Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The respondents for the study were the field workers/assistants and officers of the department of agricultural in the selected districts. There were a total of 19 field assistants and five agriculture officers in district Swat, while in district Buner there were a total of 52 field assistants and six agricultural officers. Summing-up, the total sample size reached to 82, covering 100% of the population of the agricultural extension department in the study districts. Data on different aspects of the economic factors were selected through a pre-tested structure questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics (percentages and averages) and Chi-square test.