Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to analyze the role of various trainings programmes of Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) for womenfolk and the benefits received from the skill enhancement activities. For this purpose 210 respondents were interviewed from three purposely-selected union councils in District Peshawar, NWFP. The findings of study showed that women community organizations established by SRSP had been successfully working in the sample area. The SRSP introduced those developmental activities that directly address the needs of the womenfolk. To enhance the income of local women, trainings were imparted in tailoring, embroidery, dyeing, poultry farming, fruit processing, bee keeping and Mushroom cultivation. All these activities significantly increased the income of the rural women. Comparing, the income of different economic activities it was found that the income of dyeing was higher than that of the rest of the stated trainings. Some complaints were also registered by the respondents regarding the duration of training s and lack of marketing facilities for their products. The study recommends that the duration of trainings should be extended and marketing facilities should be provided to rural women to sell their products at reasonable prices to get maximum benefits from these trainings.
Page(s):
1199-1204
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Year: 2007