e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Sulaiman M. Yassin and Ahmad Fuad Muhammad
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 1993
Keywords: Empowerment, sustainable, participation, village community development
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Development approaches that allows for greater participation of the rural poor and that are sustainable in nature have long been examined, tested and further researched. In Malaysia, such a project approach has been tested in four villages with a focus on empowering village communities with social and technical skills. A consultative stance is adopted by the development agents who encouraged the villagers to decide on their own courses of action. In the project villages, socio-economic activities ranging from educational to agricultural and livestock components were successful. The positive results indicated that the poor can be empowered to develop their own ideas through human resource development and participatory approach. Project activities initiated in this manner were found to more sustainable.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542