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A study of the small-scale industries activation of rural women: Using analysis the method of AHP

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2005, 15(4), pp.-
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

LeeJongyeol 1 Kim Bok Kyu 2 김옥일 3 권혁상 3

1대구교육대학교
2계명대학교
3영남대학교

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ABSTRACT

It is a vital task for Korea's agriculture and its development to know the fact that woman labor in agriculture occupies more than half and it results in some problems. It is also important to make policy to improve women's role in farming and to support them. Without understanding the problems and support of women in farming we cannot provide useful suggestions and desirable options. Within the context of women's role in farming, it is very important to provide additional source of income for them in order to help them to stay in farming and build self-sustaining base. This policy may contribute to enhancing two important roles: strengthening the women's position in life and community building. The rate of dependency on farming in agriculture is higher in Korea than in developed countries. In order to transform the income structure in agriculture, it is appropriate to support small-scale business for women mostly based on agricultural products. Within this context, this study reviews institutional arrangements to support small-scale business for woman farmers and provides some alternatives to utilizing them. In order to get the best options this study employes AHP method for the analysis. The analytical results show that: first, the primary goal of the small-scale business is to improve the farmers' additional income and then to enhance the women farmers' social position. The problems of this policy are narrow scope of business items, the lack of business mind of business women, and the lack of continuing marketing and advertizing. Therefore, further policies are needed to remedy these operational obstacles of small-scale business for women farmers.

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