IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON RURAL WOMEN IN ASWAN GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 33, Volume 78, Issue 2, July 2000, Page 941-957 PDF (3.89 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2000.322526 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| KAMLA M. MANSOUR; EFFAT A. A. AHMED; ZEINAB M. EL-TOBSHY | ||||
| Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Data utilized in this study were obtained Porn interview scheduled from a sample of 225 female beneficiaries 01 one developmental projeCI distributed between 3 villages in Aswan Governorate revealed Data analysis the following results regarding the socioeconomic environmental issues: Almost one half of the beneficiaries are young women less than 35 years. The data shows that almost one half of the respondents are educated. The results also indicated that the major cause of poverty in the selected villages was unemployment resulting from Sliteraey. Data indicated that relatively old age and higher level of as positively related with the opportunities of good judging proper and decision making. Rural women participating in income generating and develop activities increased their income and as well as agri-Indtistry activities. The study shows that farmer women encounter barriers and constrains as far as access to Credit and to now and improved technology and other productrvo assets IS concerned. This related to the fact that women do not have extual axons to agricultural extension and training as well as also to credit. It follows that technologies and loans are no: equally accessible as distributed to them. These findings provides evidence that the degree of satisfaction with present income generating activities and the awareness of bank services provided by the project, are important factors for the SendeeS of integrating rural women in development. One of the constraints that fanner women face in having access to the project actnatios is the limo duration from the time of application until the activity starts. Another constraint is that no sound announcement of activities ev the villages. In addition. much more attention is needed for agricultural extension and training in order to raise up the skill of women in production. Rural women need a growing awareness that environmental issues are major problems that threaten their family health as well as the sustainablity 01 agricultural development. finally rural women prefer the lozowing types of projects in the village: poultry and sheet, raising, add-industry. jobs for the Youth, training centers for raising female CapeDieties, larger and more loans. and a factory for palm trees products. 'The Policy & Coorrdination Link fee Women In kyle:ultra MOLAR. %TOW to °M AIM gratefulness and thank, to The Royal Netherlands Embassy. Cairo. for financing the present study. | ||||
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