Policy Planning and Research.
· The establishment of a strong WID Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, capable of carrying out substantive analysis and action on gender issues in agriculture.
· Clear policies and strategies on the promotion of women's advancement in agriculture.
· Gender-disaggregated data and base-line information on women's contribution to agriculture.
· Increased research on gender issues in agriculture.
· Increased gender-sensitization programmes for policy-makers.
· Reorientation of agricultural extension policies towards greater gender sensitivity and the constraints of small farmers.
Legal and Policy Reform.
· Redress inequality in land rights.
Access to Agricultural Resources and Services.
· Efforts should be made to increase women's access to: appropriate technology to reduce workload, extension and training, improved water supply, alternative energy sources, irrigation, credit, agricultural inputs, and cooperatives and rural associations.
Source: National Sectoral Report on Women, Agriculture and Rural Development, 1994.
Prepared by:
Integration of Women in Development
Service
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel:+(39)6 52251
