Women and Agriculture

It is estimated that women produce up to 80% of basic foodstuffs, both for household consumption and for sale in sub-Saharan Africa and globally are responsible for half the world?s food production. Despite this, women?s contribution to agriculture is often undervalued or poorly recognised.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Training Material
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64822
Description
Summary:It is estimated that women produce up to 80% of basic foodstuffs, both for household consumption and for sale in sub-Saharan Africa and globally are responsible for half the world?s food production. Despite this, women?s contribution to agriculture is often undervalued or poorly recognised.