
Faites connaître cet article à vos amis:
Gender Disparity in Agricultural Extension Service Delivery: the Case of Gedeb Woreda, West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Teklu Tesfaye
Gender Disparity in Agricultural Extension Service Delivery: the Case of Gedeb Woreda, West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Teklu Tesfaye
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.
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 22 décembre 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9783659306747 |
Éditeurs | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |
Pages | 116 |
Dimensions | 150 × 7 × 226 mm · 181 g |
Langue et grammaire | English |
Voir tous les Teklu Tesfaye ( par ex. Paperback Book )