الريفيات صغار منتجي اللبن و دورهن في سبل العيش المستدام لأسرهن

Abstract EN

The present study focuses on the level of participation of rural women in small-scale dairy farming activities, and their contribution to their families' livelihood ,It also investigate the factors influencing women’s participation in dairy farming.

The study was conducted in "Um-Khenan" village at Giza governorate.

Data were collected from 185 rural women involved in dairy farming practices through direct interviews using questionnaire.

The results showed that: significance relationships were approved between rural women's level of participation in milk production and the following variables: personal factors, number of years of experience, total number of family members, age, problems in services, And there is significance relationship between: their role in milk marketing and total number of family members, years of assistant education, and number of years of experience in milk production.