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.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the
study
Purpose of the study
Statement of problem
Scope of study and
limitations
Hypothesis
Organization of work
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
Introduction
Women in agriculture
Women in the informal
sector
Women with formal
sector
Development strategy
A review of previous
studies
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Population size
Sample size
Instrument of data
collection
Methodology
Questionnaires
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis and
interpretation
Introduction
Data interpretation
Interpretation of
results
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary of findings,
conclusion and recommendations
Summary of findings
Recommendation
REFERENCES
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
Women in Ese-Odo Local Government
Area inOndoStateinspite 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 inOndoStatewith 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 ofOndoStateand 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.OndoStateis made up of local government area. As a result of time and
financial constrains book on social studies and geography ofOndoStatewhich
relate to economic contribution of women inOndoStateare consulted.
Questionnaires are written, to take a random sampling of economic contribution
of women in Ese Odo Local Government Area inOndoState.
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.