[01] Hawida Hassan Elawad, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan. [02] Mohammed Badwai Hussein, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan. [03] Shadia Al Amien Abbas, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan.

This study was conducted at Elshegaig Elgaalein village, White Nile state, Sudan. This paper aimed to measure the women contribution in natural resource management activities in the study area. Data were collected using questionnaire responded 90 headed households in the study area, then data were analysed. Statistical analysis was done using (SPSS). Statically data was tested chi-square test. The finding results included that most of householders in this study were men and few were women.This study concluded that there was no significant different between men and women in the area of study in main source of income, member of committee, own agricultural land, get finance, access to pastoral resources, benefit from pastoral resources, access appropriate consumption fodder, participate in editing system, participate in decision making and community empowerment at 0.05 level, but there was a significant different between men and women in participation in community management activities at 0.05 level. Recommendations proposed were, women are essential in natural resource management, they are able to play important role in conserving resource and reduce the consumption, so non-governmental organizations, governmental institutions and all relevant to management of natural resources had to strength women institutions and maximise women benefits from resource management, raise their knowledge and empowered them to participate in all resource management stages and activities.

Natural Resources, Women Role, Empowerment, Gender Equity, Sustainable Development

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