A Studing the Reality of Rural Development in Latakia Governorate -Albahloulia District as a Model-

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  • Muhsen Jahjah Tishreen University
  • Haiyan Sulaiman Tishreen University
  • Nagham Muhammad Tishreen University

Abstract

This research aims to studying the reality of rural development in Al-Bahlulia area in the countryside of Latakia, along with the most important natural and human obstacles which affect the course of rural development process. It considers the social and economic characteristics of the  intended area's inhabitants and their level of awareness towards issues related to education, health and environment. Moreover, the research  addresses awareness of inhabitants of  the role of the rural woman in the process of development  there, in addition to finding out impacts of the crisis on several aspects of their lives.

     The  descriptive method was adopted to gather, organize and analyze data in order to obtain information ,then deductions and generalizations using a questionnaire containing questions about inhabitants' current situation and actions taken to achieve rural development. The questionnaire was  distributed to a sample consisting of 168 randomly selected families, living in four different randomly selected villages in  the area.

 The study revealed that  the area's inhabitants live  below the poverty line. Also,  the implemented economic indicators pointed to a state of unfair distribution of incomes among the individuals of the studied sample, in addition to an increase in  unemployment rates, a decline in the performance of all aspects of the governmental service sector along with  poor investments of  available resources in the area, especially for agricultural and touristic purposes.

  The study presents some suggests and recommendations that meet  inhabitants' needs and tackle their problems. These suggestions and recommendations aim to enriching the proposed development programs and plans and overcoming development obstacles for the purpose of achieving comprehensive and integrated  development in the intended area.

Author Biographies

Muhsen Jahjah, Tishreen University

Professor, Department of agricultural economy, Faculty of Agriculture

Haiyan Sulaiman, Tishreen University

Assistant professor, Department of agricultural economy, Faculty of Agriculture

Nagham Muhammad , Tishreen University

Postgraduate student, Department of agricultural economy,  Faculty of Agriculture

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2021-07-11

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جحجاح م. ., سليمان ح. ., & محمد ن. . . (2021). A Studing the Reality of Rural Development in Latakia Governorate -Albahloulia District as a Model-. Tishreen University Journal -Biological Sciences Series, 43(2). Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/bioscnc/article/view/10744

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2021): Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Biological Sciences Series

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