Abstract
This study was carried out to examine women’s participation in livestock raising in rural communities of Nafada, semi-arid region of Northeastern Nigeria. Thirteen villages were purposively sampled, and 10 women respondents were randomly selected from each village. Standardized interview schedule was adopted in the collection of information from the sampled respondents and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results disclosed that approximately half (45%) of the respondents raised goats and sheep and 100% were involved regularly in cleaning of animal sheds, watering and grazing of animals. In addition, washing of clothes, food preparation, cleaning of the house, looking after all family members, child/family health care, preparing beverages and cleaning up after meals ranked highest among household activities undertaken by women. Major challenges of livestock raising, and household management were low innovation (ranked 1), rustling (ranked 2), ranching (ranked 2) and health of animals (ranked 2). Others included child/family care (ranked 1), food (ranked 1), fuel wood collection (ranked 3) and absence of funding from government agents. The correlation results revealed that family size and education of respondents were significant factors influencing the extent of women’s participation in livestock raising in the study area. Therefore, carefully targeted women-focused programmes on livestock farming, intensive adult education and improved agricultural extension/ veterinary services among others are crucial to improving women’s participation in livestock production in Nafada LGA.
Highlights
Without doubt, the women folk play a prime role in the agricultural and rural economies in developing countries all over the world (Dawit, Tadesse, Ahmed, and Minilek, 2012)
In view of the above, the need to analyze the participation of women in livestock raising in rural communities of Nafada LGA of Gombe State, where significant involvement of women in livestock production is observed becomes imperative
It is apparently clear from the study that the women besides their major responsibility of household care regularly undertook major livestock raising activities
Summary
The women folk play a prime role in the agricultural and rural economies in developing countries all over the world (Dawit, Tadesse, Ahmed, and Minilek, 2012). In rural communities of Nigeria, the northern states, women play significant roles in both livestock activities and household management aside from crop farming activities Their activities typically include producing agricultural crops, tending animals, processing and preparing food, working for wages in agricultural or other rural enterprises, collecting fuel and water, engaging in trade and marketing, caring for family members and maintaining their homes (Abdulhameed and Onuk, 2016; Arshad, Muhammad, Mahmood and Khalid, 2010).
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