Patriarchy and Women's Agricultural Production in Rural Nigeria

Iruonagbe Tunde Charles
2017 Figshare  
The paper looks at the crucial importance of women's contribution to food security as they are the mainstay of small scale agriculture in a developing country like Nigeria. It discusses the constraints faced by women in Nigeria as producers and income earners for their families and so examines their burden of reproduction, decision making power, access and ownership of land, capital, information and technology. It therefore sees both men and women as an integral part of the solution to
more » ... g agricultural productivity and improving nutrition levels in the family.
doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5519185.v1 fatcat:xsg7hutbz5ckzohh4337p5n6m4