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[email protected] Universidad Nacional de Colombia Colombia Faborode, Helen; Olugbenga Alao, Titus The battle against rural poverty and other challenges of development: Empirical analysis of women empowerment programme of Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) in Osun State, Nigeria Acta Agronómica, vol. 65, núm. 2, 2016, pp. 149-155 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Palmira, Colombia Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169943292008 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Desarrollo Rural Sostenible / Sustainable Rural Development Acta Agron. (2016) 65 (2) p 149-155 ISSN 0120-2812 | e-ISSN 2323-0118 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/acag.v65n2.45037 The battle against rural poverty and other challenges of development: Empirical analysis of women empowerment programme of Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) in Osun State, Nigeria La batalla en contra de la pobreza rural y otros retos de desarrollo: Análisis empí- rico del programa de justicia y empoderamiento femenino, movimiento de paz y desarrollo (JDPM) en el estado de Osun, Nigeria Helen Faborode 1* and Titus Olugbenga Alao 2 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. 2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, College of Agriculture, Ejigbo Campus, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria. *Corresponding author:
[email protected] Rec.: 18.08.2014 Acep.: 09.06.2015 Abstract The vital role played by women in agriculture and non-farm activities for achieving food security and economic growth led to the recognition of women as a vital instrument by both government and non-governmental orga- nizations in the ‘battle’ against rural poverty and other challenges of development process.