Evaluation Women’s participation in Livestock Management activities (A case study in the rural area of Malistan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate rural women's livestock management activities as well as constraints against their work in the rural area of Maknak, Malistan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Afghanistan is an agrarian country; about 75% of Afghan people live in rural areas; they work in agriculture and livestock; agriculture plays an important role in the economy and livelihood of Afghan people. Afghan women also participated in livestock activities, especially rural women of the Maknak region of Malistan district of Ghazni province. In this research article, the primary data were collected from women through female students of Ghazni University. The data were collected through pace-to-pace questionaries from 120 participants of this study, then analyzed through SPSS version 24. The result of this study showed a lot of respondents were literate (54.2%) in different categories, the majority of respondents were married (76.7%), and more than (35.8%) had more than 15 years of livestock rearing experience. The most reared animals in this area are cows, sheep, goats, and poultry; the rearing responsibilities of these animals are related to women. The major constraint against women is related to a lack of training in veterinary medicine for the treatment of animals. The result of this study recommends to the Afghan government that it resolve the problems with rural women's participation in livestock management and also hold training workshops for women.