Publication: Gender and Governance in Agricultural Extension Services : Insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia
Date
2010-03
ISSN
Published
2010-03
Author(s)
Madhvani, Sonia
Pehu, Eija
Abstract
The gender and governance in rural
services insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia report
aims to generate policy-relevant knowledge on strategies for
improving agricultural service delivery, with a focus on
providing more equitable access to these services,
especially for women. The project has been implemented in
India, Ghana, and Ethiopia. These countries were chosen to
capture variation in important macro-factors, especially the
level of economic development; various aspects of
governance, such as political system and party system; the
role of women in society; and strategies adopted to promote
gender equity. The project focused on agricultural extension
as an example of a critical agricultural service. In India,
the main problem is the lack of overall capacity resulting
from a past policy of not hiring agricultural extension
providers. The study indicates that access to agricultural
extension is low in Ghana, despite the fact that an
extension agent-to-farmer ratio is comparatively high.
Agricultural extension is a high for the Ethiopia government
priority, but coverage of extension services across regions
varies widely, and extension agents have limited discretion
to adapt technology packages to the context of individual
communities. The gender gap in access to extension can also
be improved.
Citation
“Madhvani, Sonia; Pehu, Eija. 2010. Gender and Governance in Agricultural Extension Services : Insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia. Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 53. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9460 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”