Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Participation of rural women in agriculture for poverty alleviation at abeokuta metropolis Ogun State in Nigeria

3^rd Global Food Security, Food Safety & Sustainability Conference

May 21-22, 2018 | New York, USA

Fasasi-Hammed Rafiat Bolanle

Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

Women in rural communities play significant roles in achieving the transformation necessary for economic and social changes for sustainable national development. Generally, women are majorly involved in food, cultivation, production, processing, preparation and marketing. Despite of these activities, women�??s contribution to food and agricultural product are still largely underestimated. The food and agriculture organization (FAO, 1995) cited by LO (2000) reported that Rural women constitute 70% of the agricultural workers, 60-70% of labor, 80% of food storage and transportation from farm to village and the 60% of the harvesting and marketing. Despite of all these activities, majority of rural women are still poor. Various strategies have been used to develop women through different programs by Federal Government. However, these programs are short-lived; sometimes due to change of government. Also, the program may not be carried out in a manner that meets the needs of the rural women. Some of these programs include better life for rural women, poverty alleviation and presently women empowerment.

Biography :

Fasasi-Hammed Rafiat Bolanle is an Undergraduate student of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Her passion for agriculture has led her to interact with rural women farmers to know their participations towards the growth of agriculture.
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