| dc.contributor.advisor | Professor Dr. Md. Abu Sayed Mondol | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parul, Umme Kulsum | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-23T05:36:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-23T05:36:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/591 | |
| dc.description | Agriculture is an important sector in the economic development and poverty alleviation drive
of many countries. The role of agriculture has played in the industrial growth and
development of most of the industrialized countries in the world cannot be over emphasized.
Agriculture in Bangladesh is the way of life of the rural people. Despite its declining
importance as a contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), agriculture still represents
an important sector to the national economy and to rural livelihoods in Bangladesh (Stads et
al. 2008). Farmers’ participation is an important factor for sustainable agriculture in rural
area. Farmers’ participation issues are the areas of concern at national and local level (Subedi,
2008). Without participation, there are obviously no partnerships, no developments, and no
program (Aref, 2010).
Women are an equally important part of our society as male (Younis, 2000). As a part of the
society women have an important role to play in the productive, reproductive and community
management activities. Their participation in almost all agricultural activities except cutting
of trees and spraying of chemicals. They bear the burden of farming duties, household task,
off farm income generating activities while, also maintaining responsibility over family
nutrition, food security and child care (Abbasi, 2005). In our country, especially in rural
society, all women educated and uneducated alike generally remain involved in their
domestic duties; are the part and parcel of family life. They are involved in every corner of
household work. From the different studies it has been identified that women are the most
important factor in the rural area which provide most of the labor force in the field. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study were to determine the selected characteristics of RDRS
women beneficiaries; to determine the participation of RDRS women beneficiaries
in agricultural activities; to explore the relationship between the selected
characteristics of RDRS women beneficiaries; and to identify the problem
confronted by the RDRS women beneficiaries in agricultural activities. Ten selected
characteristics i.e. age, educational qualification, family size, farm size, annual
income, innovativeness, agricultural training received, agricultural knowledge,
attitude towards RDRS activities and marketing orientation of the RDRS women
beneficiaries were considered as independent variables, while their participation in
agricultural activities was considered as dependent variable. Six villages under
Horidevpur and Chandanpat unions of sadar upazila of Rangpur district were the
locale of the study. Data were collected from a sample of 110 RDRS women
beneficiaries selected by multi-stage random sampling procedure through personal
interview schedule during 15 August 2013 to 30 September 2013. Based on indices,
top five activities were threshing (33), winnowing (330), drying (330), iv) land
preparation with good tillage (319), and timely irrigation (319). On the other hand,
the overall participation in agricultural activities the respondents was classified into
three categories. The highest proportion (66.4 percent) of the respondents had
medium participation in agricultural activities as compared to 13.6 percent high and
20 percent low participation of agricultural activities. The findings revealed the
selected characteristics namely education, farm size, annual income, innovativeness,
agricultural training received, agricultural knowledge and attitude towards RDRS
activities showed a positive significant relationship with their participation in
agricultural activities while age, family size and marketing orientation showed no
significant relationship. Further, the findings showed that the respondents’ highest
problem was ‘Inadequate cash for field crops’ and their lowest problem was ‘lack of
irrigation’. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR. | en_US |
| dc.subject | WOMEN BENEFICIARIES | en_US |
| dc.title | PARTICIPATION OF RDRS WOMEN BENEFICIARIES IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES UNDER RANGPUR DISTRICT | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
