ROLE OF RURAL WOMEN IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN DISTRICT PAKPATTAN, PAKISTAN

摘要

It is the contingent source of income in rural areas. Rural women engage in rearingand managing of livestock, and its diverse products. They play a significant role in thedevelopment of livestock sector in the district Pakpattan. A study was conducted indistrict Pakpattan in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The sample of 250 respondentswas drawn through convenient sampling technique. The study concluded that womenactively participated in livestock sector of district Pakpattan. The results of the studyshowed that lack of education was the major problem of rural women and further anegligible share of income from livestock production was rendered to the rural women.Rural women do not participate in decision making related to livestock matters.Hence there is a need to recognize their contribution in livestock activities this wouldultimately boost up the role of women in livestock production in the district Pakpattanand generally in Pakistan.