Gender and agricultural extension in Burkina Faso.
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of government and nongovernment (NGO) extension programs on the role of women as farm managers in Burkina Faso. Data were drawn from a random sample of farms for the purpose of gathering estimates of area of crops and production. The findings reveal...
| Publicado en: | Africa Today Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 74 - 93 |
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Indiana University Press
Winter 1999
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