Women-led and rural sustainable agricultural livelihoods pathways to achieving sustainable development goals by 2030
Abstract
The study examines the relationship between socio, economic and environmental factor to achieve women-led rural sustainable agricultural livelihoods pathways to achieving sustainable development goals. The study adopts the Triple Bottom Line concept, thus consists of three Ps: profit, people, and planet. (Economic, Social, and Environmental) to analyse the sustainable agricultural livelihoods of the rural women. The present study adopted both qualitative and quantitative methods was used for the study, a multistage sampling method was used to select the households, 11% margin of error, and a total sample size of 200 women farmers was selected for the study. This study, different variables were analysed such as household farm: education level, farming experience, occupations, land details, irrigation sources etc., and economic, social, and environmental aspects variables are community participation, decision-making power, income of farm, cropping intensity, livestock productivity, water conservation, and soil fertility used for the study. The study found a positive correlation ( r = .394, p < .01) between social environmental factors and women’s participation & promoted their engagement in sustainable agricultural practices. Consequently, fostering women-led sustainable agriculture is not only vital for improving livelihoods but also serves as a strategic step toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
Agricultural Systems and Practices
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Discover Global Society
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 4 January 2026
- Language
- EN