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Agricultural implements used by women farmers in Africa
Findings of a study conducted in 1998

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Agricultural implements used by women farmers in Africa addresses a segment of users often overlooked by manufacturers of agricultural tools, public authorities and research and development institutes: women farmers. Since the division of farm work between men and women in rural Africa has become increasingly blurred and men are increasingly absent from the family home, women farmers have been playing a greater role in farm work. Yet scant attention has been focused on the cultural factors that influence their choice of tools and techniques and on the overall conditions in which they work. This study examines the current situation for women farmers in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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