Policy Planning and Research.
· A national Women in Development Bureau should be established under the council of ministers.
· Women's focal points and WID units should be given more decision-making power.
· A series of gender sensitivity training courses should be provided for development policy makers and planners.
· Support should be given to agricultural research institutions, colleges and organizations to include women's studies and research should be oriented to women and agriculture.
· A gender-sensitive data base urgently needs to be developed.
Legal and Policy Reform.
· Special institutional measures are required to ensure the implementation of laws guaranteeing women's rights.
· Legal literacy and awareness efforts need to be increased.
· Legislation is needed to ensure women's access to the market.
Access to Agricultural Resources and Services
· Extension services should be decentralized and made available to women. More women extensionists should be trained.
· Labour-saving technologies should be disseminated to women at both farm and household levels.
· Training in accounting, farm management and marketing should be provided.
· Information and awareness building efforts are needed to inform women about available programmes and services.
· Day care centres should be established in rural areas where women are involved in production.
· Gender-sensitivity training needs to be increased.
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
