Women play a vital role as agricultural producers and as agents of
food and nutritional security. Yet relative to men, they have less
access to productive assets such as land and services such as
finance and extension. A variety of constraints impinge upon their
ability to participate in collective action as members of
agricultural cooperative or water user associations. In both
centralized and decentralized governance systems, women tend to lack
political voice.
Gender inequalities result in less food being grown, less income being earned, and higher levels of poverty and food insecurity. Agriculture in low-income developing countries is a sector with exceptionally high impact in terms of its potential to reduce poverty. Yet for agricultural growth to fulfill this potential, gender disparities must be addressed and effectively reduced.
http://worldbank.org/genderinag
Gender inequalities result in less food being grown, less income being earned, and higher levels of poverty and food insecurity. Agriculture in low-income developing countries is a sector with exceptionally high impact in terms of its potential to reduce poverty. Yet for agricultural growth to fulfill this potential, gender disparities must be addressed and effectively reduced.
http://worldbank.org/genderinag