Gender Disparity in Agricultural Extension Service Delivery
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Description
The study analyzed the gender disparity in agricultural extension service delivery between female- headed and male-headed households in Gedeb Woreda of West Arsi zone. The specific objectives were to assess the types of agricultural extension services provided to farmers; to identify the level of farmers' participation in agricultural extension services delivery; and to assess the gender disparity and its determinants in agricultural extension service delivery. Purposeful sampling method was employed to select Peasant Kebele Administrations of a maximum number of female- headed households at an aim to get the required number of FHHs for the study. Based on this, cross-sectional data were collected from 160 respondents that systematically selected for this study whereby 51 were female-headed and 109 were male-headed households (MHHs). The result of this study revealed that the educational level of the household heads, livestock holding, access to credit; access to extension contact; farm size and mass media exposure had a significant and positive influence on the participation of households in full extension package service.
Product Details
Price
$52.92
Publisher
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Publish Date
December 22, 2012
Pages
116
Dimensions
6.0 X 0.28 X 9.0 inches | 0.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9783659306747
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