Effective Factors on Women Role in Sustainable Development (Case Study: Marvdasht Rural Areas in Iran)

Subject Areas : Environmental policy and management

Seyed Nematollah  Mousavi ¹ (Department of Agricultural Economics, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran)

Received: 2015-09-27 Accepted : 2015-09-27 Published : 2015-09-01

Keywords: Rural Development, Sustainable Development, The role of women, Promotion of agriculture,

Abstract :

This paper aims to study the role of women in agricultural promotion and its effect on rural development. Research method in this study was based on a survey and the required information was collected through questionnaire from a sample of women especially rural women. The data were analyzed using Logit model. The results showed that women had a major role in farming including producion, conservation, and destructing. The results also showed that women had a great tendency for participating in extension classes to improve their knowledge for sustainable development. Considering the results, it was necessary to provide the life facilities and necessities, awareness women especially rural women with group media and organizing the promotional and educational classes for reaching the sustainable development.