Selected study findings on rural women's economic activities, with implications, lessons learnt and recommendations for … extension services were presented in findings no. 46, August 1995. To reiterate, the sector study, rural women in the Sahel and … their access to agricultural extension, overview of five country studies, covers Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and …

in extension services. Given the significant role women play in agriculture in South Africa, this oversight compromises … involvement of women as agricultural extension advisors and the challenges they face. Drawing from relevant published works, the … paper examines the degree to which women and men jointly participate as extension advisors, with reference to South Africa …

Women play a pivotal role in agriculture in the Sahel. In Burkina Faso and Mali, for example, an estimated 93 percent … and 78 percent respectively of active women work in agriculture. High levels of rural poverty coupled with a fragile agro …-ecological environment make the contribution of women's productive activities to the household and community a crucial element in the …