ROLE OF RURAL WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING REGARDING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES: A CASE STUDY IN ELABADIA VILLAGE, DAMANHOUR DISTRICT, EL- BEHIRA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT.

Document Type : Research articles.

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Rural Sociology and Agriculture Extension Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Arab Republic of Egypt.

Abstract

Livestock in generally considered one of the actors of the
agricultural production. Rural women play an important roles in
livestock production and marketing in the rural economies of developing
countries as unpaid workers. They embark on various activities of
livestock management like feeding, cleaning, collecting manure for
organic fertilizer and milking. However, their involvement as decision
makers regarding various livestock activities is still dubious. Hence the
present study was carried out, with main objectives to investigate the
involvement of rural women in the management of livestock activities,
and to examine the role of rural women in taking decisions related to
livestock activities. A systematic random sample of 150 female wives
respondents were selected from ELAbadia village, Damanhour district,
El- Behira Governorate. Data were collected using interview guided by
pre-tested interview questionnaire, and focus group discussions (FGDs)
during November and December 2016. Data was analyzed using
Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The results revealed that
rural women's involvement in livestock decision making activities was
relatively high in activities like selling/ purchasing of egg, milk
products, and selling/ purchasing of poultry. However, their involvement
was relatively low in activities like cultivation of fodder for livestock,
and number of livestock to be kept. Age, education status, years of
women's livestock breeding experience, and household annual income,
were the main socioeconomic factors which had affected the
involvement of rural women in decision making process.

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