Engagement of Rural Women in Homestead Agricultural Activities and Association with Different Characteristics in Bangladesh

Shaila Islam; M. Mizanur Rahman Sarker

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Engagement of Rural Women in Homestead Agricultural Activities and Association with Different Characteristics in Bangladesh

Shaila Islam, M. Mizanur Rahman Sarker

Published in Journal of Business and Economic Development (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 4 February 2022 Accepted: 26 March 2022 Published: 4 August 2022

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The study's primary objective is to ascertain rural women's level of engagement in household agricultural activities at Dhamrai upazila, Dhaka district, and to analyze the relationships between selected characteristics of rural women and their level of engagement in household agricultural activities. The research is being undertaken in two villages inside the Kulla union, namely Chandrail and Sastapur. Between August 20 and September 20, 2020, data were gathered from 100 rural women utilizing a pre-tested interview schedule. To quantify the factors in the investigation, precise scales were developed. Correlation(s) tests were utilized to identify the relationships between the independent variables and the study's dependent variable. The findings indicated that the majority of rural women (73 percent) had a moderate level of participation in domestic agricultural activities, compared to 20% and 7% who had a low level of engagement and 7% who had a high level of engagement, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed that seven of nine independent variables, namely farm size, family income, cosmopoliteness, extension contact, agricultural training, knowledge about homestead agricultural activities, and attitude toward dwelling agricultural activities, had a significant positive relationship with rural women's participation in dwelling agricultural activities. The other two factors, namely the rural women's age and education level, exhibited no significant link with their engagement in household agricultural operations. The PCI ranked 'lack of necessary agricultural land' first, followed by 'lack of adequate fertilizers', 'lack of proper knowledge', 'lack of proper capital', 'lack of quality seeds', 'lack of extension workers', 'lack of adequate insecticides', 'lack of marketing opportunities', and 'lack of communication facilities'.

Published in	Journal of Business and Economic Development (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jbed.20220703.11
Page(s)	63-70
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Keywords

Women Empowerment, Dwelling Agriculture, PCI (Problem Confrontation Index), Bangladesh

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Shaila Islam

Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Mizanur Rahman Sarker

Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Shaila Islam, M. Mizanur Rahman Sarker. Engagement of Rural Women in Homestead Agricultural Activities and Association with Different Characteristics in Bangladesh. J Bus Econ Dev. 2022;7(3):63-70. doi: 10.11648/j.jbed.20220703.11

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