Participation of Rural Women in the Agricultural Sector and its Impact on the Sustainable Development of the Village (Case Study of Rural Women in Barzok Area of Kashan)
Ghanbari, Y.
Scientific Papers-Series E-Land Reclamation Earth Observation and 4: 35-40
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 2285-6064 Document Number: 689471
The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of economic activities of the rural women on the sustainable development, and to identify the influential factors (individual, family, organization) on the rate of their participation in the agricultural activities in Barzok area of Kashan. The research method was descriptive - analytic, and the required information was collected based on the survey and library studies. the Statistical population consisted of 6,300 rural women being active in the agricultural sector of the area and by using the Cochran formula, 320 persons of them were identified as the sample size, having been interviewed by simple random sampling method. Coefficient of Cronbach's alpha for the determination of the reliability of the questionnaire was 71/5. For describing and analyzing of the data, we used the SPSS software, single variable t-test and Spearman correlation coefficient. The research's findings show that the economic activities of the rural women are effective in the sustainable development of the area. Based on the viewpoint of the regional authorities, this relationship were examined with consideration to three sectors of rural women's education, support for their economic activities and formation of the cooperatives of the rural women, and according to that, education of the rural women with the mean of 60/3 has allocated the maximum amount to itself. Also, the correlation coefficient between agricultural activities and the age, the income of horticulture and size of the family showed the significance level of p <= 0/05. Consequently, there is a relationship between age, size of the family, income of the horticulture and the rate of agricultural activities of rural women, meaning that the agricultural activities of the rural women go up in tandem with the age and size of the family, followed by the raise of horticulture's income.