TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problems
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Question
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of study
1.8 Limitation of study
1.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sampling Design and Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instrument
3.5 Administration of Data Collection Instrument
3.6 Methods of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
Questionnaire
ABSTRACT
The role of rural women farmers in the economic development of Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State cannot be over emphasized. There is basically no aspect of economic development in Ondo State that one cannot find women. A review of feminist literature, indicate that there is now a demand for re-orientation of research and change in methodological procedures used for complication of national statistics so as to reflect accurately the position of women and their labour in the national economy in general and Ondo State in particular. On the realization of the role women play in our daily life, it is therefore necessary to identify the role as a point of reference. It is on this basic aim prompted as a research to go into the findings. The objective of this project work therefore is to highlight the role of rural women farmers in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State with a view to identifying attendant problem and indicating necessary recommendation. Attention is focused on the rural women farmers in the economic activities through agricultural, strategies are indicated for using women as a catalyst for employment generation and for solving Ese-Odo Local Government Area food agriculture and economic development problem. Women need to be encouraged to broaden their base and increase their scale of operation particularly in agro industries and through self employment. They need to learn to mobilize saving rotary credit scheme in order to be affected throughout cooperatives and other association or through small enterprises.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Women in Ese-Odo Local Government Area
in inspite of their daily roles to
improve the existing standard are being looked down upon by their male
counterpart as playing the second fiddle. A review of feminist literature
indicate that there is now a demand for re-orientation of research and changes
in methodological procedures used for complication of national income. There
are at least three stands to this firstly; there is the issue that a
considerable portion of women’s labour is not reflection in Ese-Odo Local
Government statistics. This is a phenomenon due to the fact that the labour of
the house wife is not traded and valued at market prices.
Secondly, there is the formal versus
informal sector issue. On a world wide basis, but more so in the developing countries
of the world women constitute the greater percentage of the informal sector
labour forces. Thirdly, there is the rural-urban dichotomy more of ten than
not, women are left behind when there is male migration from rural to urban
areas. These three issues are mutually self explanatory as women get left
behind in the rural areas. They have limited opportunities for self
improvement. They are therefore suitable mainly informal sector employment.
Their labour as house wives, house maids etc is not accurately affected in
nation statistics. Another relevant issue is that where women are in selection
for religions or social reasons, enumerators who are more often men cannot meet
the women to accurately appraise their labour input.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The objective of this paper is
therefore to highlight the role of women in economic development of Ese-Odo
Local Government Area in
with view to
identifying attendant problem and suggesting possible solution.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
The basic premise of this essay is
that the non involvement or marginalization of women in development programmes
is wasteful and impedes effective economic development. Its effect is similar
to inadequate use of factor of production in agriculture which means that the production
possibilities curve is lower than it should be on the basis of this premise,
the problem associated with the involvement of women in the economic
development of
and strategies of
solving these problems are discussed.
SCOPE OF STUDY AND LIMITATION
The study focuses on economic
development of rural women farmers in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo
State. is made up of local government
area. As a result of time and financial constrains book on social studies and
geography of
which relate to
economic contribution of women in
are consulted.
Questionnaires are written, to take a random sampling of economic contribution
of women in Ese Odo Local Government Area in .
HYPOTHESIS
H1: Rural
women farmers have significant economic contribution to the economic
development of Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
ORGANIZATION OF WORK
The entire work I this project is
divided into five chapters, chapter one is introduction, while chapter two
review the literature of economic development, chapter three contain the
methodological approach of the role of women in economic development in Ese Odo
Local Government Area of Ondo State and the finding of what role women played
which are not identified as economic development chapter four is discussion,
while the last chapter of this project gives the summary of findings,
conclusion and policy recommendations.