Selected programmes in support of women in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Policy Planning and Research
The Bureau of Women's Affairs, the Rural Women's Development Office and other WID units in MOA have encouraged the inclusion of issues of concern to women in MOA's policy planning and research. An FAO-supported project analyzed questionnaires used in national and agricultural censuses in order find out what questions need to be included to facilitate the collection and gender analysis of data. A UNICEF-supported project organized a workshop on gender analysis for rural extension agents.
Legal and Policy Reform
The establishment of a unit of the Bureau of Women's Affairs at the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the nation's parliament) in 1992 has been instrumental in initiating dialogues with the legislative branch for exchange of information and coordination to remove legal obstacles facing women
Access to Agricultural Resources and Services
The establishment of a Council of Coordination of Activities for Rural Women, with representatives from organizations at the village level, aims to maximize the potential of existing resources in the provision of services to rural women The training of women extension agents and the establishment of rural women's centres and rural women's cooperatives has provided a means of overcoming women's lack of access to extension and credit
