REDUCING POPULATION GROWTH

REDUCING POPULATION GROWTH

1. REDUCING POPULATION GROWTH RATE

   • FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMMES
     • vigourous and consisitent family planning rpogrammes in rural and urban areas through government organizations and NGOs to create awareness of the disadvantages f large families
   • CHEAP CONTRACEPTIVES
   • BAN CHILD LABOUR
     • to reduce dependance on childrens income

2. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

   • DEVELOP HUMAN RESOURCES AND MAke the population economically productive
   • INCREASE LITERACY RATE
     • Literate people are more aware of the problems and easier to convince of the economic stress caused by over population
   • PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
     • in rural and urban areas if people are educated they will make efforts to improve their standards of living rather than have more children
   • FEMALE EDUCATION
     • LATE MARRIAGES
       • reduced span of reproductivity
       • reduce span of reproductivity
     • CAREER ORIENTED
       • more interested in pursuing their career than have more children
       • more interested in pursuing their career than having children
     • FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
       • more knowledge of family planning programmes
     • REDUCE DEPENDENCY RATIO
       • contribute to economic development by the taxes generated from their jobs and tus are not a burden on the male population or the government
     • FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE
     • REDUCE DEPNDENCY RATIO
       • contribute to economic development by generating taxes and are not dependant on the male population
   • SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
     • introducing thses programmes such as training courses for industry, agriculture, and tertairy sector, thus more work force generates taxes and contributes to the economic development

3. UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

   • if we make better use of our natural resources we can acheive higher economic growth