Policy Planning and Research.
The strategies of the PCUWA for the 1990s include:
· developing proposals to conduct critical research on women in agriculture;
· assessing training needs in MOALR for gender analysis and women in development;
· establishing women's focal points in other national and line ministries;
· developing mechanisms to allow rural women, groups and associations to participate in the work of the unit; and
· ensuring that WID issues are considered and incorporated into agricultural policies and programmes
Legal and Policy Reform
The PCUWA plans to collect, analyze and review policies and laws affecting women in agriculture and make recommendations for their improvement
Access to Agricultural Resources and Services
The PCUWA plans to:
· identify agro-industry projects and design demonstration projects for women;
· establish a credit/revolving fund for rural women; and
· develop programmes for reducing pollution
Source National Sectoral Report on Women, Agriculture and Rural Development, 1994.
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