Gender, plays a determining factor of ongoing agricultural
restructuring. Current trends in agricultural are towards market
liberalization and in the reorganization of farm work, as well as the
rise of environmental and sustainability concerns are redefining the
links between gender and development. The proportion of women in
agricultural production and post harvest activities ranges from 20 to
70%; their involvement is increasing in many developing countries,
particularly with the development of export-oriented irrigated farming,
which is associated with a growing demand for female labor, including
migrant workers.
Agricultural planning and development are crucial to human survival, but they usually proceed without any consideration of the importance of gender issues at the production level. Agriculture is an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. But the sector is underperforming in many countries in part because women, who are often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy, face constraints that reduce their productivity. Although women have long been prime movers in agriculture, their contribution to the world's food supply has been largely ignored, and consequently their stake in development has been undermined.
Agricultural planning and development are crucial to human survival, but they usually proceed without any consideration of the importance of gender issues at the production level. Agriculture is an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. But the sector is underperforming in many countries in part because women, who are often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy, face constraints that reduce their productivity. Although women have long been prime movers in agriculture, their contribution to the world's food supply has been largely ignored, and consequently their stake in development has been undermined.
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