Rola Ebrahem(1)* , Ketam Edres (1) and Nesren Edres(1)
(1). Economic and Social Studies Department, Agriculture Research Center Homs, General Commission For Scientific and Agriculture Research (GCSAR), Syria.
(*Corresponding Author: Dr. Rola Ebrahem, E.mail: roolaabrahem@gmail.com).
Received: 30/07/2023 Accepted: 27/11/2023
Abstract:
The research has intended to identify the economic impact of Livestock Development project, which pursued small raisers in the Homs governorate, A random sample was used to include (4) villages from the Homs governorate. This sample actually contained (130) beneficiaries of the project by taking a percentage (10%) from the total number of beneficiaries, whereas total number of the beneficiaries’ project was (1303) as from the beginning of the project till the end of 2018. The results have shown that this project had a role in increasing the income for 47.6% of the beneficiary families, and it contributed to increase in household expenditures for 45.6% of the beneficiaries, while 16.5% of the families benefiting from the project increased their sources of income, and 49.5% of the households in the sample had an increase in their physical assets. The project also has contributed to an increase in spending on education for 22.3% of the beneficiary families in the sample. The results also have showed that there is a significant relationship between each of two independent variables: the increase in household expenditures, the increase in family spending on education, and the dependent variable: The role of the project in increasing the family income (at level significance 1%). The study has recommended to take interest and concentrate on the integrated development projects and establishing new development projects in accordance with the area requirements to reach the sustainable development to the region.
Keywords: Rural Development, Livestock Development project, Rural Families, Homs governorate.
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