Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. IV
Written by Yousef GHANBARI
The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of economic activities of the rural women on the sustainabledevelopment, and to identify the influential factors (individual, family, organization) on the rate of their participation inthe agricultural activities in Barzok area of Kashan. The research method was descriptive – analytic, and the requiredinformation was collected based on the survey and library studies. the Statistical population consisted of 6,300 ruralwomen being active in the agricultural sector of the area and by using the Cochran formula, 320 persons of them wereidentified as the sample size, having been interviewed by simple random sampling method. Coefficient of Cronbach'salpha for the determination of the reliability of the questionnaire was 71/5. For describing and analyzing of the data,we used the SPSS software, single variable t-test and Spearman correlation coefficient. The research’s findings showthat the economic activities of the rural women are effective in the sustainable development of the area. Based on theviewpoint of the regional authorities, this relationship were examined with consideration to three sectors of ruralwomen's education, support for their economic activities and formation of the cooperatives of the rural women, andaccording to that, education of the rural women with the mean of 60/3 has allocated the maximum amount to itself.Also, the correlation coefficient between agricultural activities and the age, the income of horticulture and size of thefamily showed the significance level of p ≤0/05. Consequently, there is a relationship between age, size of the family,income of the horticulture and the rate of agricultural activities of rural women, meaning that the agricultural activitiesof the rural women go up in tandem with the age and size of the family, followed by the raise of horticulture’s income.
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