Abstract
Women engagement and reward systems are vital for rural development as they have a direct consequence on the improvement, equality, as well as accelerating agricultural productivity generally, and increasing food supply in particular at the local and national levels. The study highlighted the contribution of the Award Incentives and Competition (AIC) programme in enhancing women farmers’ economic strength. It also looked at how influence, change and technological know-how could improve women farmers’ participation in development programmes. It provided an overview of the determinants of female entrepreneurship development in rural North West Province using a quantitative survey method approach. One hundred and fifty-six women farmers, who were randomly selected from all districts in the province and different enterprises out of 520 eligible women farmers, participated in the study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential (Probit regression) model. Based on empirical data, the Probit regression model estimates suggested that the educational status, creation of temporary and permanent jobs, and extension sources were some of the determinants of entrepreneurial development in the study area. The study recommends that policymakers continue to advocate for education as female farmers need to participate in development programme(s).
Highlights
Empowerment is a crucial factor in poverty reduction which has been recognized by the World Bank as a prime priority in development aid [1,2]
Refs. [4,5] mentioned a setback that many African women do not reach their full capacity for economic strength and self-empowerment
Exposure and access to education is a vital factor in guaranteeing that farmers, have some level of exposure to resources [34]
Summary
Empowerment is a crucial factor in poverty reduction which has been recognized by the World Bank as a prime priority in development aid [1,2]. The role of female entrepreneurs has been intensively studied in socio-economic growth in affluent Western countries. As indicated by [1], equality for men and women is a fundamental right, but we have a constant imbalance between men’s and women’s access and decision-making. Women have fewer economic participation opportunities than men, less access to basic and higher education, higher health and safety costs, and less government representation in many countries. According to [2,3], economic prosperity for women boosts growth and improves economic diversification and income equity in many countries. [4,5] mentioned a setback that many African women do not reach their full capacity for economic strength and self-empowerment.
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