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Moderated conference on rural advisory services for family farms: 1-18 December 2014

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I am Mr. Francis Okori, Graduate Student of Postharvest Technology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.



The family farming concept is key in the elimination of hunger at the family level. The role of gender must be an emphasized priority as a tool towards the eradication of hunger. In its simple essence, we cannot talk about food security or hunger reduction without a mention of the role of the rural woman. 



Where I come from in Uganda, and in many parts of Africa, women’s roles are generally underestimated and constrained by their limitations on access to resources, financial and other services, and labor market opportunities. Most rural households and communities manage their agricultural production systems based on social norms and practices that determine the gender division of labor, access to land, access to finances, and so on, which in the majority of cases leave the women on a disadvantaged scale.



Policy framework in such regions should judiciously emphasize the role of the woman in the eradication of hunger. New technologies developed for farming must take into considerations gender roles as, in some cases, the technology ends up being used more by women than men. These interventions among other things can be one of the most important strategies towards the success of family farming, especially in regions where the problem is most notably experienced.



Francis Okori, 

Graduate Student of Postharvest Technology, 

University of Cape Coast 

Ghana

e-mail: okorifrancis (at) gmail.com



[Participants responding to this message, are asked to focus on the gender aspects directly related to rural advisory services. For example, Question 4.5 in the conference background document discusses differential access to rural advisory services by men and women farmers. Thus,

"4.5 How to improve the outreach and impact of rural advisory services?

As described in Section 2, evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that only a small share of family farms may access rural advisory services and that access is lower for smaller family farms and for women farmers. What different approaches may be used to improve outreach of rural advisory services to family farms? Also, what particular approaches may be used to improve outreach for smaller family farms and for women farmers? In addition, how can the quality of rural advisory services be improved so that their impact can be increased?"...Moderator].



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