PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN IN DAIRY SECTOR OF AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY IN NORTHERN DISTRICTS OF BANGLADESH
Imran Hasan, Farjana Haq, Abu Sayeed Md. Abdullah
Imran Hasan: North South University of Bangladesh.
Farjana Haq: State University of Bangladesh.
Abu Sayeed Md. Abdullah: Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
ABSTRACT
Bangladesh is an agro-based over-populated country. Development of socio-economic condition of Bangladesh fully depends upon the development of the village. Women in rural Bangladesh are major but largely unrecognized contributors to agricultural especially dairy sector and economic productivity.
This paper undertaken to study the phenomenon of women in Agriculture: an examination in the Northern Districts of Bangladesh. It is a study of women participation & contribution to agricultural activity, total agriculture production & access of ownership in agriculture of women.
Secondary data depend on primary data. Data has been collected from 5 different districts & 11 different area of farmers group through organized questionnaires. All Information has been collected through Focus Group Discussion.
Women are well represented as farmers and increasingly represented as livestock health workers in northern part of Bangladesh. This paper sheds light on the context of women in rural North West Bangladesh, identifying household and community gender norms and arising barriers to women’s participation. This paper sheds light on some key results achieved for women, with respect to social and economic empowerment. In closing, this paper captures key lessons learnt & suggests some policy to minimize women barrier & to improve participation in agriculture & livestock sector.
Keywords: Women in Agriculture, Participation, Socio-Economic, Empowerment, Female Employment.