Rural Women and Agricultural Extension in the Sahel
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Women play a pivotal role in agriculture
in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso and Mali, for example, an
estimated 93 percent and 78 percent respectively of active
women work in agriculture. High levels of rural poverty
coupled with a fragile agro-ecological environment make the
contribution of women's productive activities to the
household and community a crucial element in the survival of
the rural population. As patterns of production change and
men migrate in search of work, the labor input of women is
increasing. Yet only about one participant in five in
extension activities in the region is a woman. In all the
Sahelian countries, the agricultural service projects funded
by the International Development Association (IDA) focused
initially on establishing national programs based on
Training and Visit (T&V) management principles. With the
second generation of these projects coming on line,
increased knowledge and systematic documentation of the
current and changing roles of women in agricultural
production were necessary to improve the targeting of
project activities.
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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, COMPENSATION, CROPS, EQUIPMENT, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXTENDED FAMILY, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARMERS, FEMALE, FEMALE FARMERS, FEMALE HEADS, GENDER, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER ROLES, HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS, HERDERS, HOUSEHOLD CHORES, HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY, HUSBAND, HUSBANDS, INTEGRATION, LITERACY, LIVESTOCK, MARKETING, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, NGOS, PRODUCTIVITY, REMITTANCES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL WOMEN, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIETIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, VILLAGES, WID, WIDOWS, WILL, WIVES, WOMAN, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT, WOOD