The socio-cultural factors affecting the participation of women in agricultural development: Khezana village in Alice district

Majali, Vuyiseka

Title: The socio-cultural factors affecting the participation of women in agricultural development: Khezana village in Alice district
Creator: Majali, Vuyiseka
Subject: Women in agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Agricultural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date Issued: 2012
Date: 2012
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: M Soc Sc (Anthropology)
Identifier: vital:11774
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/557
Identifier: Women in agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Agricultural development projects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Rural poor -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Description: The study sought to investigate socio-cultural factors that contribute to the invisibility of women in agricultural activities at Khwezana village, Alice district. The present study was underpinned by a people’s –centered developmental approach paired with the feminist perspective based of ethnographic research methods, participant observation and basic individual interviews. The study mainly focused on female residents of the village, those who are active in agriculture and also those who are not practicing crop production. Rural women of South Africa have historically played a significant role by contributing in the sustainable livelihoods of the country as well as their communities. However, it has been revealed that there are factors that impede the participation of women in agricultural development. The study revealed that socio-cultural factors such as limited access to land, access to credit (due to tradition and culture circumstances), limited education and culture change in general are the major factors that significantly influence the low agricultural activity in the study village.
Format: xii, 145 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: University of Fort Hare
Publisher: Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Language: English
Rights: University of Fort Hare

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