06 Mar 2012- Women farmers suffer gross bias a global meet will look to change this.
Nearly half of the agricultural work is handled by women in developing countries and India is no exception. Yet, strategies for the development of agriculture are directed primarily at men. Barely five per cent of the extension efforts and resources are targeted at farm women. This failing, predictably, costs a good amount owing to loss of a part of potential farm production.
For the full news story, see Business Standard.
06 Mar 2012- Women farmers suffer gross bias a global meet will look to change this.
Nearly half of the agricultural work is handled by women in developing countries and India is no exception. Yet, strategies for the development of agriculture are directed primarily at men. Barely five per cent of the extension efforts and resources are targeted at farm women. This failing, predictably, costs a good amount owing to loss of a part of potential farm production.
For the full news story, see Business Standard.