تحديد العوامل المؤثرة في دور المرأة الريفية في مجال الإنتاج الحيواني : (دراسة حالة محافظة درعا سورية)‎

Abstract EN

This research aims to analyze the rural woman,s role in animal production sector, in the rural part of Dara,a province, southern part of Syria.

At the same time, it focuses on studying the various factors which affect the rural woman role in agricultural sector.

To fulfill the objective of the study, data has been collected through intterviewing a random sample of 150 house hold in 15 villages selected from two districts: Izraa and Sanameen.

A structured questionnaire was used for the interviews during 2009 and 2010.

The results showed that 68.5% of respondents were mainly responsible for feeding animals and 59.3% for milking , while the most important factors affecting the woman,s role in this field are the educational level of the respondent, the respondent,s job and the animal production participation in the household,s income.

These variables combined were contributed to the change in the role of woman in animal production by 78%.