ISSN : 2663-2187

Rural Women’s Decision-Making Process in Smallholder Dairy Farming in Bangladesh

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Dr. Farana Nazera, Dr. Mohamed Kaisarul Haq, Associate Professor Dr. Subrato Kumar Dey
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.6.2024.6788-6795

Abstract

In many nations, including Bangladesh, women are crucial dairy caregivers. They carry out a variety of dairy management tasks, such as milking, cleaning animal sheds, watering, and feeding animals. Their decision-making role in relation to these operations is dubious, however. Therefore, the current research aims to ascertain how much rural women contribute to dairy management decision-making. Using a straightforward random selection approach, 100 female respondents from Natore were chosen at random to comprise the sample. The data were examined by calculating the weighted score, rank order, mean values, and standard deviation. The data analysis reveals that the involvement of rural women in animal care, herd size decisions, animal purchases, animal product sales, and animal feeding was comparatively high. However, their involvement in animal breeding, animal sales, fodder production, and building animal barns was very limited. Approximately 66% of the participants expressed satisfaction with their current level of participation in livestock management decision-making. Approximately 75% of the participants believed that men should have the upper hand when making decisions. Rural women's age, male dominance, and traditional beliefs seemed to be the primary variables influencing their participation in decision-making.

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