Role of Rural Women in Sustainable Development in Sharkia Governorate | ||||
| Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 46, Issue 4, December 2020, Page 365-379 PDF (2.58 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsas.2021.50940.1253 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
DINA Abdalla shafike  1; Tahany Saleh Mohamed Bayoumi2
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| 1Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University,Egypt , Zagazig | ||||
| 2Agricultural Economics Research Institute | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Rural woman does many productive and marketing activities, whether inside or outside her home in many fields as: agriculture, animal care, plant and animal food processing, and marketing of their products. This study aimed to know the performance efficiency and participation of rural women in sustainable development in Egypt and Sharkia Governorate. In addition the identification of factors and variables affecting the role of rural women in sustainable development in the Sharkia governorate. So that, The study relied on two main data sources which are secondary data published by the official authorities and primary data through a specially designed questionnaire form. It also relied on the descriptive and quantitative methods and choosing the appropriate ones according to the available data. The study reached to several results, the most important of which are: 1- The most important operations are done by woman are at home, then the agricultural field, and finally in marketing their agricultural commodities and products. 2- It was found that the time that the rural agricultural woman has done those three previous operations 53.16%, 17.05% and 29.79% respectively. 3- Her wage for the total three previous operations was about 1390.71 L.E / month or 45.72 L.E / day. 4- One of the most important problems impeding rural women's participation in sustainable development is the existence of customs and traditions, as her role, movement and activity must be restricted within the home only, without work. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Rural women; rural development; sustainable development; food processing; plant processing; animal manufacturing; marketing | ||||
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