Research Article

The Impact of Poultry Production on Empowering of Rural Women Development

Volume: 30 Number: 1 March 31, 2020
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The Impact of Poultry Production on Empowering of Rural Women Development

Abstract

In this study forty women were chosen from Gezira state, Sudan to study the effect of the poultry production in their development situation, the samples under study were chosen mainly from Wad Madani town and its adjacent villages. Close-ended questionnaire of 16 questions was developed, and classified to address certain issues. The findings were analyzed using SPSS revealed that, 40% of the women who raise poultry were in the age limit of 30-39 years, 60% of them their education level was secondary school or university, which indicates that the level of education was an important factor in women attitudes to adopt poultry production to increase their income and that the majority of the respondents (65%), were married, 35% of their farm size was 51-100 birds. The study revealed that 57.5% of the respondents totally depends on poultry production, and that 82.5% of 40 respondents poultry income contribute in their kid's education, 95% of 40 respondents poultry income contribute in their family essential needs, and that 92.5% of 40 respondents poultry income contribute in their family welfare. No significant relationship between the total income from poultry production and the respondent’s age, their level of education, and their marital status, was found. Also no significant relationship between the total income from poultry production and the respondent’spoultry contribution in their children education, in the family welfare, and its contribution in the family need was found. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 31, 2020

Submission Date

November 3, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 2, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 30 Number: 1

APA
Mohammed, A. Y., Elfaki, M. H., El Hado, M. A., & Marıod, A. (2020). The Impact of Poultry Production on Empowering of Rural Women Development. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 30(1), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.641942

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