Problem
Neglect of women farmers
Other Names:
Unadapted vocational training for women farmers Nature:
Women farmers tend to be ignored by programmes designed to improve agricultural production, even though they play a critical role in food production. In view of the woman farmer's great responsibility in the home and family and on the farm, particular importance should be given to the development of personality, promotion of the will to learn, mobility and self-determination. However, women farmers are usually not kept in touch with current political and social developments. Training courses whereby each individual can advance both within and outside his or her field of activity are usually not designed so that women farmers can attend them without problems of time or money. Further training courses do not cover a sufficiently wide range of subjects to facilitate a more modern form of organization of household, family and farm duties. Agricultural further training does not always take account of the specific needs of women farmers who have come from other backgrounds; it is rarely accompanied by general, political and social adult education courses. Incidence:
Women form a large agricultural labour force in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and in sub-Saharan Africa most food is grown by women. Most agricultural programmes tend to neglect the needs of women farmers. Broader Problems:
Disincentives against farmingInadequacy of agricultural educationNeglect of agricultural and rural lifeNeglect of the role of women in rural developmentInadequate legal protection for agricultural workers Strategies:
Enhancing vocational training capacityServing rural womenExpanding access of women to educationImproving relevance of educationUpdating methods of agricultural production Subject(s):
Society → WomenSocietal Problems → Deprivation
Education → Training
Education → Vocational guidance
Agriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST