STUDYING THE PHENOMENON OF POVERTY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF THE DAHHAR DISTRICT IN YEMEN

Othman Saad  Alnashwan; Khalid Nahar  Alrwis; Adel Mohamed  Ghanem; Abdo M.  Naji; Sharaf Aldin Bakri  Alaagib

doi:10.18006/2021.9(2).147.151

Authors

Othman Saad Alnashwan King Saud University, Agricultural economics department, College of food and Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451
Khalid Nahar Alrwis King Saud University, Agricultural economics department, College of food and Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451
Adel Mohamed Ghanem King Saud University, Agricultural economics department, College of food and Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451
Abdo M. Naji King Saud University, Agricultural economics department, College of food and Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451
Sharaf Aldin Bakri Alaagib King Saud University, Agricultural economics department, College of food and Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 2460, Riyadh 11451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(2).147.151

Keywords:

Poverty indicators, Rural areas, Republic of Yemen, Standard economic analysis

Abstract

This research aimed to study poverty in rural Yemen through the percentage, gap, and severity in addition to the standard economic analysis. The study showed that the poverty percent reached 97%, while the gap and severity reached 64, and 45% respectively. A study of the probability distribution of poverty indicators showed that the poverty percent ranged from a minimum of 95.4% to a high of 98.6% at a 95% confidence level. The poverty gap ranged from a low of 59.8% to a high of 68.2% at 95% confidence. The severity of poverty ranged from a minimum of 40.7% to a high of 49.3% at 95% confidence. These results of the study are emphasized on the need for the implementation of several policies. Among these two most important are (1) expanding the activity of NGOs to reduce poverty and hunger, (2) focusing on sustainable development and increasing the economic size of the agricultural sector and its relative importance to poverty reduction. To reduce poverty in the rural areas of the Republic of Yemen, the study recommends (1) the expansion of the activities of civil societies under government supervision to increase their ability to reduce poverty and hunger, (2) the provision of the necessary funding for the expansion of small investment projects that are commensurate with the capabilities and qualifications of poor families and (3) focusing on sustainable development of the agricultural sector is relative importance in reducing poverty.

References

Abdul Karim YA (2006) Experience of the Bank of the Poor: In: International Symposium on Experiences of Fighting Poverty in the Arab and Islamic Worlds held at SaadDahlab University, Blida, Algeria.

Al-Faris AR (2001) Poverty and Income Distribution in the Arab World. Center for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, Pp. 1-151.

Farraj, Tamer Mohamed Abdel Khaleq (2019) Towards a Proposal for Developing the Egyptian Poverty Alleviation Program.Master’s thesis submitted to the National Planning Institute, Egypt.

Greene WH (2003) Econometric Analysis (5th ed.). New York University Publication.

Gujarati D (1979) Basic Econometrics (5th ed.). MC Graw-Hill International Book Company, London.

Hamad AS, Ismail MM (2001) Sampling methods in the field of application. Higher Institute for Training and Statistical Research, Baghdad, Iraq.

Ismail MAR (2001) Linear Regression Analysis. Research Center, Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia.

Khalifa MNH (2008) Confronting and measuring poverty and inequality in income distribution and human development and their impact on the phenomenon of money laundering, a working paper, a seminar confidentiality of banking work and its relationship to money laundering, Sharm El Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt.

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2005) National Poverty Reduction Strategy,Saudi Arabia.Qatoush AH (2017) Brazil: Its experience in combating poverty and the most important lessons learned. Journal of Economic Sciences, Management and Business Sciences 10(17): 41-58.

Yahya H, Al-Rabee'i A, Badr M (2001) Measuring Poverty and Income Distribution in Jordan: A Cross-sectional Study (1997). Arab Economic Research Journal10 (24): 5-33.

World Bank Group (2019) Republic of Yemen - Country Engagement Note for the Period FY20-FY21, Report Number 136046.

Ghanem A, Kamrah S (2020) The economic dimension of the phenomenon of poverty in the rural areas of Alexandria Governorate. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Economics 30 (1): 31-42.