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Socio-economic Improvement of Women: an Impact Evaluation of Women's Involvement with Integrated Farming Systems in Bangladesh

Nahid Anjuman
Former MS Student, Department of Rural Sociology, BAU. Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Abdul Momen Miah
Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Rufiqunnessa Ali
Professor (Retired), Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

Mohammed Nasir Uddin*
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU),

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Socio-economic improvement of rural people especially women is one of the challenges in Bangladesh. While integrated farming system is the potential area of working opportunity of the women to improve their socio-economic conditions. Considering this issue, this paper was to examine the improvement of socio-economic status of women with increased participation in so-called “Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)”. Using a structured interview methodology, 100 women in the REGION involved with IFS practices were surveyed. Descriptive statistics and student’s t-test were used to analyze and interpret the collected data. A significant improvement of different socioeconomic indicators like income, food consumption, housing, source of drinking water, sanitation, family asset, education and access to health facilities’ of women have found due to farming system involvement. This improvement may be significantly influenced to reduce the rural poverty and this finding might be good example for another region. Less extension contact by SAAOs of DAE regarding involvement with integrated farming system was the most severe problem while non-cooperation of family members was the least problem of involvement with integrated farming system. These results may provide policy makers and development service providers with important insight, which can be used for sound policy generations for better women’s socioeconomic improvement.

Keywords: Socio-Economic, Improvement, Women, Integrated Farming System, Bangladesh

Location: Mymensingh sadar upazila in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Livelihood

Objectives:

The integrated farming models are divided in the following categories: (i) Duck-cum-fish farming, (ii) Layercum-fish farming, (iii) Broiler-cum-fish farming, (iv) Goat cum-fish farming (v) Rice-cum-fish farming and (vi) Rice-cum duck farming. Almost all types of integrated farming have the potentiality to provide more economic benefit while rice-prawn (traditional fish farming methods where area impounded by dikes) farming system is a cost-saving concept for modern varieties of paddy production (Barmon et al., 2006).

Methodology:

2. Materials and methods: This study focuses on the Mymensingh sadar upazila in Mymensingh district where BAUEC’s work with women’s groups on integrated farming systems. These women are from three villages under the sadar upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh district. Mr. Saidur Rahman, (Deputy Director of BAUEC), provided the list of 1000 women who were involved in farming systems and working with BAUEC. Out of these women, 100 women were selected randomly as sample of the study. Each woman is interviewed to collect data using pre-tested questionnaire and focused on the different socioeconomic attributes of the women and the farming systems activities. Data from questionnaire interviews were coded and entered into the database system by using the Microsoft Office Excel software. A statistical analysis software, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), descriptive statistics were used to analyze and interpret the data. Besides, student t-test was used to compare the before and after conditions of the women due to involvement with farming systems (Uddin, et al. 2004).

Source of Information: IJASRT in EESs, 2017; 7(2):61-71

Article Link (Online Journal): http://ijasrt.iau-shoushtar.ac.ir

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Achievement/Findings:

Involvement in integrated farming system by the women is one of the key issues to improve the women’s socio-economic conditions which might have significant influence to reduce the rural poverty. Thus, it can be recommended that this type of interventions might be continued to keep their contribution to the national and international economy significantly. Less extension contact by SAAOs of DAE regarding farming system and Lack of training facility to be the major problems women encounter in involving integrated farming activities. Therefore, collaboration between women’s or their associations and responsible organizations (e.g. DAE, BAUEC, NGOs etc.) for their sustainable involvement in farming system should be strengthened. The same study with same methodology would be applicable to the other areas in Bangladesh or abroad. Thus, we could able to get total scenario of the women’s` involvement in farming system. Then, result might be more influential to policy makers to take effective policy measures for better women’s socio-economic improvement.

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