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Involvement of Women in Farming System Activities in Sader Upazila of Mymensingh District

N. Anjuman
Former MS student
Dept. of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University BAU), Mymensingh.

M.A.M. Miah
Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, BAU, Mymensingh.

R. Ali
Professor
Dept. of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University BAU), Mymensingh.

M.N. Uddin
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, BAU, Mymensingh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was mainly designed to determine the extent of involvement of women in activities related to farming system and to explore the relationships the between involvement of women to farming system activities and their characteristics. The study was conducted in two unions of sader upazila under Mymensingh district. In all 100 women were randomly selected as sample from a population of 1042. Data were collected from March 01 to April 01, 2009 through personal interviewing. The findings revealed that about three-quarters (70 percent) of the women had medium and high involvement in farming system while 30 percent had low involvement. The coefficient of correlation indicates that level of education, family size, farm size, annual family income, training exposure, knowledge of farming system of the respondents were positively correlated with their involvement in farming system activities while farming experience showed negative relationship with their involvement. The age of the women was not significant relation with their involvement to farming system activities.

Keywords: Involvement, Women, Farming system.

Location: Two unions under Mymensingh sader Upazila of Mymensingh district

Start Date: 01-03-2009

End Date: 01-04-2009

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Gender issue

Objectives:

To determine the extent of involvement of women in activities related to farming system and explore the relationships between involvement of women in farming system activities and their characteristics.

Methodology:

Two unions under Mymensingh sader Upazila of Mymensingh district as considered locale of the study. The rationale behind selection of this Upazila is that it is one of the area of farming system conducted by Bangladesh Agricultural University Extension Centre (BAUEC) and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and most of the women of that particular areas are engaged with farming activities. Housewives those are engaged with farming activities related to production of crops, livestock, fisheries, agro forestry were the population of the study. Out of 1042 purposively selected women, only 10% were selected as sample of the study through simple random method. The Research Instrument: A structured interview schedule was prepared carefully keeping the objectives of the study in mind. The schedule contained both open and closed form of questions with a test constructed for measuring involvement of women in farming system activities.Involvement of a woman to farming system activities was measured by using a 4 point scale was developed for measuring involvement of women. There were 13 statements related to farming system in the scale. Each respondent was asked to give her response as high, moderate, low and not at all. Score assigned to these responses were 3, 2, 1 and 0 respectively. Thus, the involvement of women to farming system activities score could range from 0 to 39, ‘0’ indicating “no involvement” and ‘39’ indicating “very high involvement” respectively Data Collection Method and Analysis: Data were collected during March 1 to April 01, 2009 through face to face interview method by using structured interview schedule. For measuring relationships between the selected characteristics and involvement of the respondents in farming system, Pearson’s Product Moment correlation co-efficient (r) was computed.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education, Volume 21, No. 1&2, 2009: 83-87 ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

Involvement of women in farming system activities in the study are had satisfactory level. Women become aware by gaining knowledge through education when come in contact with different communication agents. These factors increase skill, awareness, mental alertness, familiarity or acquaintance with facts, objects, practices etc. so that women are willing to involve in farming system. On the other hand, GOs and NGOs in the study area are also has great contribution to motivate the women for the same. Among the socioeconomic characteristics of the women, level of education, farm size and annual family income have highly influenced to involve the women in farming system activities.

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