This presents a rich compilation of experiences, some of them ongoing, in which agricultural projects have incorporated gender-related components or adapted their operations to allow for gender variables and engage issues that affect men and women differently. Women continue to face greater difficulties in accessing information, extension, advisory services, and education as well as in owning or acquiring land and technology compared to men. Research, extension, and education systems need to engage women, who comprise more than half of resource-limited farmers, small-scale food processors, and many local traders, if agricultural science hopes to lead to agricultural development. See Module 7 on Gender in Agricultural Innovation and Education for more details.
The Gender in Agriculture Source book
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