Women empowerment as a tool against food insecurity in Sub Saharan Africa
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Review - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Promoting food production andsecurity continues to be a major challenge in Sub Saharan Africa. This discussion seeks to explore the opportunitiesand constraints that women experience in accessing and participating equitablyin food production and security. It also examines the role of women inimproving food production and security. There is an attempt to describe theimpact of gender-based discrimination on food production and its implication onfood security. Some of the factors which perpetuate food insecurity have beenidentified as low agricultural productivity due to lack of high yieldinginputs, agricultural support services and inappropriate technology. Theavailability of resources (land, labor, capital, and knowledge) to ensure thatwomen have the means necessary to participate in intensified food productionhave been inadequate. The discussion, concludes that in the planning and implementationof food production programs to enhancefood security, gender sensitive policies should be put in place, such thatwomen become the focal point of food production. It is suggested that womenshould become increasingly important such that they influencefood production and achieve the primaryobjective of food security.
Authors and Affiliations
N. Assan| Zimbabwe Open University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture Management, Bulawayo Region, Box 3550, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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- DOI 10.14196/sjr.v2i11.883
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