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Functional Participation of Landless Women in Income Generating Activities

M. Aktaruzzaman
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

M.Z. Rahman
Department of Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M.E. Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

M.K. Dey
Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Dhaka

M.D. Amin
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, Dhaka.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Keywords: Functional participation, Landless women, Income generating activities.

Location: Landless women of two unions under Nakla upazila of Sherpur district

Start Date: 00-01-2013

End Date: 00-08-2013

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Credit

Objectives:

1. To find out the answer of the question that to what extent landless women functionally participate in income generating activities (IGAs) and their characteristics that influence them to functional participation in income generating activities (IGAs).

Methodology:

The study was conducted with the landless women of two unions under Nakla upazila of Sherpur district to explore the relationships of the women’s individual characteristics with their functional participation in IGAs. Data were collected from a sample of randomly selected 120 landless women from a total of 153 with a pre-tested interview schedule during March to 6 April, 2010. Functional participation of a respondent in each of the IGAs was measured by considering two dimensions of participation: (i) pattern of participation (i.e., how regularly a respondent participated in a particular IGA) and (ii) extent of time use (i.e., how long a respondent participated in a particular IGA). The total functional participation score of landless women was obtained by summing her scores for 12 selected IGAs. The selected independent variables were age, education, family size, homestead size, family income, agricultural knowledge, daily time use, credit received, husband’s cooperation and social participation and it was measured with the score. The extent of functional participation of landless women in IGAs was the dependent variable of the study. Functional participation of a respondent in each of the IGAs was measured by considering two dimensions of participation: (i) pattern of participation (i.e., how regularly a respondent participated in a particular IGA) and (ii) extent of time use (i.e., how long a respondent participated in a particular IGA). The total functional participation score of landless women was obtained by summing her scores for 12 selected IGAs. It was done by responding to any one of the three responses namely-regularly, occasionally and not at all against each activity. Again the respondent was asked to respond in the extent of time use in her participation i.e. each of the 12 items of IGAs. It was done by responding any one of the three-response namely-sufficient, less and not at all against each activity. Weights assigned to both type of responses were 2, 1 and 0 respectively. The score of extent of time use was multiplied by pattern of participation score of a respondent for corresponding activity. The scores obtained by the individual respondent in different IGAs were added together to constitute personal functional participation score which could range from 0 to 48. The scores obtained by all the respondents on a particular IGA were added together to constitute activity functional score which could range from 0 to 480. To facilitate meaningful comparison of data, standard activity functional participation score (SAFPS) for a particular IGA was computed by using the following formula, SAFPS = Observed activity functional participation score/Possible activity functional participation score x 100. The score could range from 0 to 100 where ‘0’ indicating no functional participation and ‘100’ indicating more functional participation. In order to understand the comparative activity functional participation in the different IGAS, the 12 items of IGAs have been arranged in rank order according to their SAFPS. Pearson’s product correlation coefficient (r) was computed to explore relationship of the women’s individual characteristics with their functional participation in IGAs.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 8 (2): 63-66, 2014; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

Findings indicated that almost equal proportion (50.8 percent & 49.2 percent) of the respondents had less and moderate functional participation, while none was found under no or much functional participation category. Out of 12 selected IGAs, ‘poultry rearing’ had highest standard activity functional participation score where rickshaw purchase and handicraft were in last position. Individual characteristics of the landless women as age, homestead size, agricultural knowledge, daily time use, credit received, husband’s cooperation, and social participation had significant positive relationship with their functional participation in IGAs.

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