Level of empowerment of women in rural areas in Delta State, Nigeria: Agriculture and related activities
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The capacity of agriculture and related activities as means of women empowerment in the rural areas of Delta state, Nigeria was examined. The results revealed a mean age of 45years, 61.22% were married, 29.10% had secondary education and 20.20years farming experience was recorded. Also, the average income N49, 750 was recorded and 52.90% lived in standard houses with a mean household size of 7 persons. About 79.20% and 74.27% respondents had no extension contact and were arable crop farmers respectively. Empowerment facilities accessed by the women were micro credits, training and inputs. The result showed that most women were able to carter for their wards. The empowerment index of 0.74% indicating that 74% of the women were empowered. The hypothesis showed that there was significant relationship between the women’s choice of agriculture and related activities for empowerment and their socioeconomic attributes. There was significant difference in the sources of initiative and support among women in the study area. Among constraints identified were lack of government assistance 80.58% and lack of finance (70.39%). It was recommended that government should not only train rural women but also provide micro credits, inputs and deploy extension agent to these rural areas.
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