Analysis and presentation of strategies for rural development with a focus on the role of women

کیقبادی, مطهره and ازبکزایی, ناهید and مصری, فاطمه and صابر, ساجده Analysis and presentation of strategies for rural development with a focus on the role of women. In: 2nd International and 6th National Iranian Congress on Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture, August 2019, Ardabil, Iran.

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Abstract

Rural women in most societies constitute major force of agricultural work. Importance of women issue in Iran especially in rural areas on the one hand is faced with limitation of resources and manufacturing resources; and on the other hand with rapid population growth and mass of the jobless people, in achieving to rural development. Rural women work alongside men in all stages of agricultural crops and livestock production. In general, development is a multi-dimensional process with various economic, social, political and cultural aspects; and rural women's participation in this process has been an active and effective participation. Women in our country play a significant role in rural society Due to the unfavorable social, economic, cultural conditions and the extent of their participation in various economic, productive and services activities is in high level. The most important aspect of this participation has been its economic dimension for rural women. Many development economists believe that what ultimately determine the characteristics and trends of economic and social development is human resources of a country and not its capital and natural resources. As half of the human resources, women are not only the goal and purpose of any kind of development but also they are considered as a factor of the economic and social development. In this article it is tried to provide a comprehensive picture of the status of rural women as well as recommended strategies to promote rural life and women's role in and rural development.

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