{"id":161745,"date":"2014-03-06T18:44:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T18:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/women-farmers-in-africa-the-real-challenges-they-face\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:26:29","slug":"women-farmers-in-africa-the-real-challenges-they-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/stories\/women-farmers-in-africa-the-real-challenges-they-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Women farmers in Africa: the real challenges they face"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that women make up half of Africa’s agricultural workforce overall, and more than half in several countries? And did you know that these African women, depending on where they’re from, produce up to 66% less per unit of land than men?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s not because they’re less able than men. It\u2019s not because they\u2019re less resourceful. And it’s certainly not because they’re less motivated.<\/p>\n

According to our upcoming joint report with the World\u00a0Bank\u2019s Gender Innovation Lab, “Levelling the Field: Improving Opportunities for Women Farmers in Africa,”\u00a0it’s because they don\u2019t benefit equally from things like fertiliser, training or labour.
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This gap is making it impossible for African women to become the thriving farmers they need to be to pull themselves out of poverty and give their children a better life.<\/p>\n

The UN\u2019s Food and Agriculture Organisation has said that if women worldwide had the same access to productive resources as men, they could boost agricultural production and help lift 100 to 150 million people out of hunger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women farmers who\u00a0do<\/i>\u00a0have access to these resources, like Maria, Anne and Liberata whose stories you can read in this post, have found real success. Not only are these women farmers\u00a0and\u00a0<\/i>working mothers, they are community leaders, parents of university students and landowners. They exemplify the promise that Africa\u2019s women farmers\u00a0can\u00a0<\/i>improve the well-being of Africa\u2019s next generation.<\/p>\n

Every African woman farmer should<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>have an incredible story like Maria, Anne and Liberata.<\/b>\u00a0Although many African policy-makers and donor governments have turned their attention to women farmers, their efforts could be enhanced by a better understanding of the actual challenges these women face and the policies that can be effectively employed to support them. Unfortunately, for too long, they have lacked high-quality, detailed data on agriculture necessary for these insights.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeveling the Field,” which is released on 18 March, strives to change this. It brings forward fresh, new evidence measuring the gender gap in African agriculture.<\/p>\n

The report profiles six countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda, which together comprise more than 40% of sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s population. It\u00a0presents the clearest evidence to date of \u00a0the breadth and depth of the gender gap in African agriculture.\u00a0<\/b>It offers several illuminating findings, which the full report will explore further:<\/p>\n

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  1. Women farmers consistently produce less per hectare than their male counterparts, and the drivers of this gap vary by country.<\/li>\n
  2. The gender gap is caused by more than just unequal\u00a0access<\/i>\u00a0to resources like labor and fertiliser; women farmers don\u2019t get as many benefits out of the resources they have.<\/li>\n
  3. Policy priorities like securing women\u2019s land rights and improving their access to hired labour emerge as critical to reducing the gender gap.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Check back on 18 March for the full report. In the meantime, sign our DO AGRIC petition calling for African leaders to invest in agriculture and support small-holder farmers, especially women.<\/b><\/h3>\n
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