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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Women's Participation in Sheep Fattening Cooperatives in Ethiopia: Challenges and Prospects\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Nahom Ephrem, Bahir Dar University, Animal Production and Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{nayedec24@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
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Cooperatives play crucial roles in economic and social development of both men and women. The later membership and leadership can act as a trigger for other women to become members. In Ethiopia, however, women's participation in agricultural cooperatives is very low. The study was conducted to determine the women's participation in sheep fattening cooperatives (SFC) in four regional states of Ethiopia. Fifty four legally registered SFCs were selected purposively based on their existence. Probability proportionate to size (PPS) technique was used to determine the number of producer members to be studied. A total of 314 members and 54 chairpersons of the cooperatives were interviewed using structured questionnaires. Descriptive Statistics (percentages and frequency), chi"=square and linear regression model was used to analyse the relationship between selected characteristics of the members and women's participation in SFC using SPSS ver. 20. Results showed that the proportion of females in SFCs were \mbox{31.3\,\%}, and was significantly lower ($p < 0.001$) than male counterparts. Linear regression results showed that cooperative characteristics i.e. start"=up promotion and objectives, and women's in the leadership of the cooperatives had a significant difference ($p < 0.01$) and ($p < 0.05$) on the average proportion of female members in SFCs, respectively. Female members had an equal role in purchasing, husbandry and marketing of fattening sheep. In addition, they participate as secretary, committee member and treasurer. But, their role in leadership of SFCs was significantly ($p < 0.001$) lower than male members, and it was significantly affected ($p < 0.01$) and ($p < 0.001$) by location and evaluation of members in gender representation in leadership of SFCs. It was concluded that, there is a good involvement of women's in marketing, husbandry and other managemental works, but their participation in leadership is still limited. A lot therefore remains to be done in order to involve women effectively into co"=operative development.







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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Keywords* Ethiopia, Sheep fattening cooperatives, women's participation
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