PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES THROUGH LIVESTOCK REARING

Abstract

Abstract The main purposes of this study were to assess and describe some selected characteristics of the rural women, to assess the extent of participation of rural women in income generating activities through livestock rearing and to explore the contribution of the selected characteristics of the rural women to their participation in income generating activities through livestock rearing. Data were gathered from randomly selected 110 farmers of three villages of Jhalakathi Sadar upazila under Jhalakathi district by using personal interview schedule during the period from 25 th July to 12 th October, 2020. Regression co-efficient was used to examine the contribution of the selected characteristics of rural women to their participation in income generating activities through livestock rearing. The findings revealed that the rural women belonged to medium participation category constitute the highest proportion 64.5% followed by low participation 19.1% and high participation 16.4%. Regression co-efficient exposed that level of education, knowledge about livestock rearing, and extension media contact of the rural women had significant positive contribution to their participation in income generating activities through livestock rearing. Problem faced in livestock rearing of the rural women had significant negative contribution to their participation in income generating activities through livestock rearing. Based on the findings, it may be concluded that government, non-government and private livestock extension providing organizations of Bangladesh should take appropriate action for increasing rural women’s participation in income generating activities through livestock rearing.

Key words: Participation, Income generation, Livestock rearing