Benefits,problems and difficulties of rural development
1.
The strategies of rural development have benefited and
continue to benefit a large number of rural people. These
benefits include:
creating employment opportunities for the rural poor
creating income generating activities which gradually
reduce dependence on activities which do not create
income
discouraging or reducing rural-urban migration
self-sufficiency in food production
development of rural areas
fairly balanced developments between rural and urban
areas.
Benefits
2. These strategies are also not without problems or difficulties and these include:
lack of basic skills by rural dwellers
illiteracy contributes to failure of schemes and projects
lack of supervision by credit agents
lack of time - there is always hurry and pressure for quick results which results in
failure of projects
lack of adequate research which contributes to failure of many projects
natural hazards like human and livestock diseases as well as climatic conditions like
drought and floods can also disorganise these strategies
lack of foreign sponsors (donors) which may be due to unstable political situations as
is the case in Zimbabwe
corruption - there is a lot of corruption involved in implementing these strategies
lack of banking systems in our rural areas shortage of land lack of water and other
crucial resources.
Problems and difficulties