Fostering women's participation in on-farm programs
Project start date: | 01 January 2003 |
Project end date: | 01 June 2005 |
Publication date: | 01 June 2005 |
Project status: | Completed |
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Summary
Increasing the participation of women and farm teams in on-farm programs by 10% has the potential to double the return on investment.
This report:
• Reviews the literature on women in agriculture
• Analyses data on women's participation in training programs and barriers
• Characterises typical roles of farm women using case studies
• Formulates practical recommendations to increase participation, and
• Describes a model to predict the impact of these changes
Recommendations address the following areas:
• Developing a culture focused on farm teams
• Customising programs for women and farm teams
• Promoting leading women producers, and
• Partnerships to address farm succession
Further research is needed to quantify the impact of targeting farm teams; and the division of
labour on farms.
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Project manager: | Richard Apps |
Primary researcher: | Catherine McGowan |