여성농업인의 경영기술 인식 수준과 농가소득 간 관계 연구 －6차산업 경영 콩 농가 사례를 중심으로－ = The Relationship between Female Farmers’ Perceived Management Skill Levels and Farm Income －A Case Study of Sixth-Industry Soybean Farm Management－

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Amid rural aging and stagnant farm household incomes, the sixth industrialization of agriculture is drawing attention as a key strategy to enhance farm incomes and revitalize rural areas. This has raised the need to clarify the level of complex management skills among female farmers, who have emerged as core players throughout the agricultural value chain. This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between female farmers’ perceived management skills in the primary, secondary, and tertiary industrial domains and farm household income.
To achieve this, key management skill items across major sectors for sixth-industry soybean farm management were derived through FGI and two rounds of Delphi surveys. Subsequently, a 5-point Likert-scale survey was administered to 189 female farmers managing sixth-industry soybean farms. Factor analysis and cluster analysis were performed on 140 valid responses, resulting in three clusters(low, medium, and high) based on respondents’ perceived level of management technology. ANOVA was used to test differences in the level of perception of field-specific technologies between clusters and differences in farm household income.
The analysis results showed that the difference in farm household income between clusters, classified by the level of perception of management technology among female farmers, was statistically significant. While confidence in technology across all fields was necessary, the increase in perceptions of secondary and tertiary industry technologies proved crucial during the transition to clusters with higher income and greater perception of management technology.
These results indicate the need to enhance recognition of complex management technologies encompassing production, processing, management, and marketing. Furthermore, tailored technical education and capacity-building support policies should be designed, differentiated into a foundational stage focused on strengthening secondary industry capabilities and an advanced stage focused on enhancing tertiary industry capabilities, based on the level of sixth-industry development among female farmers' households.