Improving the relevance and effectiveness of agricultural extension activities for women farmers - An André Mayer research study
by
Manju Dutta Das
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1995
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1. Women's role and access to agricultural extension services in Sub-Saharan Africa
2. Women's role and access to agricultural extension services in Asia
3. Women's role and access to agricultural extension services in Latin America
4. Women's role and access to agricultural extension services in the Near East
2. Sampling procedure of the study
3. Operational definition of variables studied
4. Instruments for data collection
5. Pre-testing of the instruments
1. Women farmers as clientele of agricultural extension systems
1.1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics
1.2 Extent of women farmers' involvement in farm and reproductive activities
1.3 Participation of women farmers in making decisions on farm and reproductive activities
1.4 Average hours spent daily by women farmers on farm and reproductive activities
1.5 Women farmers' access to production resources
1.6. Frequency of advice received by women farmers from extension agents during 1992
1.7 Present sources of agricultural advice for women farmers
1.8 Problems faced by women farmers in farm activities
1.9 Expressed need areas of women farmers for agricultural advice
2. Capacity of agricultural extension services in the four study countries to serve women farmers
2.1 Mandate of agricultural extension services
2.2 Organizational structure pattern
2.3 Organizational provision to serve women farmers
2.4 Attitude of extension personnel towards women as farmers
2.5 Extension approaches and methods used in extension services
2.6 Extension activities planned and completed by extension services in 1992
2.7 Women's participation in extension programme development
2.8 Research-extension linkages
2.10 Female extension personnel differentiated by gender and position
2.11 Ratio of subject-matter specialists (SMS) to field extension agents
2.12. Extension agent: Farmer ratio
2.13 Training facilities for field extension agents
2.14 Office facilities for field extension agents
2.15 Transport facilities for field extension agents
2.16 Financial resource's allocated to the agricultural extension service in 1992
4. Problems faced by women farmers in attending extension programme activities
