Women Farmers' Perceptions of the Economic Problems Influencing Their Productivity in Agricultural Systems: Meme Division of the Southwest Province, Cameroon.

Autor/in	Endeley, Joyce B.
Titel	Women Farmers' Perceptions of the Economic Problems Influencing Their Productivity in Agricultural Systems: Meme Division of the Southwest Province, Cameroon.
Quelle	(1987), (16 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Access to Information; Adult Farmer Education; Agricultural Production; Economic Factors; Educationally Disadvantaged; Farmers; Females; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Productivity; Rural Economics; Self Concept; Cameroon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Ökonomischer Faktor; Farmer; Agriculturist; Landwirt; Landwirtin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Produktivität; Selbstkonzept; Kamerun
Abstract	Women farmers produce about 60% of the food in Cameroon, but face more problems and constraints than men in performing their agricultural activities. Cash crop farmers (mostly men) are the targeted beneficiaries of government and international aids, and have better access to extension services, loans, subsidized production input (herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizer), land, better farm tools, and an organized market structure. The lack of, or inadequate access to, these production resources explain why women farmers' agricultural productivity is lower than men's. The study provides empirical evidence on the economic problems that influence women farmers' productivity in seven selected villages of Meme Division, Cameroon. Two hundred ninety-five women farmers were interviewed face-to-face. Data were collected on the perceived level of access to different production resources and the personal characteristics of women farmers. Factors which seemed to have constrained access to production resources included lack of awareness, lack of technical know-how, and insufficient funds. The women perceived that they had access to land, labor, and infrastructure, but lacked access to formal agricultural training programs (although they thought this would have the least influence on their productivity). Recommendations for future research conclude the paper. (JMM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC