Author: Danh Qui
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-10-01
Year: 2010
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2010
Examination Committee: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Kyoko Kusakabe (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: This research focuses on economic – empowerment of farm Khmer women workers and non – farm Khmer women workers in Chau Lang commune, Tri Ton District, An Giang province, Mekong region, Vietnam . The ai m of the study was to achieve in depth understanding of farm Khmer women workers by assessing the strengths and weaknesses among decision making in their households . This recommends improving women’s position in Khmer women workers in communities . Farm Khmer women workers are still lack opportunities to access employment information a s well as low price of employment compared to men in research area, so farm Khmer women usually stay at home for agriculture activities or housework. They had no option to increase their in come . Therefore, government provides various job activities for Khmer women to increasing their income in their family but it is not enough for improving the position of Khmer women workers . Therefore, there are different reasons for joining economic activities between farm Khmer women workers and non – farm Khmer women workers . In the research area number of assets and animals varied are not much disparity between farm Khmer women workers and non – farm Khmer women workers . It means that farm Khmer women workers group generally had similar number of assets and animals compared to non – farm Khmer women workers . Lack of capital investment and various information resources of rearing animals are main problem in the research area. Detain of contribution to yearly income per household, paddy products supply the highest followed by animals and other activities. It can be significant and has enforced the farmers to diversify their sources of livelihoods, including attempt to add value to their existing rice and rice b y products by running pigs and poultry. To fill up the food shortage farmer sell livestock, paddy
Scholarship Donor(s): IFP – Ford Foundation, USA; AIT Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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