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Changes needed in agricultural policy for female‐headed farm families in tropical Africa

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  • Jean M. Due
  • F. Magayane

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The decline in per‐capita agricultural production has been reversed somewhat in tropical Africa by the structural adjustment programs which have increased producer prices, liberalized marketing and devalued currencies. But the 30% of smallholder farm households which are female‐headed will not be assited much due to their special constraints of shortages of labor and credit, lack of extension visits and appropriate labor‐saving technologies. For these households, the authors argue, improved extension services, credit for agricultural inputs, small ruminant animals and poultry, labor‐saving devices and craft inputs will be necessary to increase their incomes and levels of living.

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  • Jean M. Due & F. Magayane, 1990. "Changes needed in agricultural policy for female‐headed farm families in tropical Africa," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 4(3-4), pages 239-253, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:4:y:1990:i:3-4:p:239-253
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1990.tb00120.x
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    1. M. Meltzer, 1995. "Livestock in africa: The economics of ownership and production, and the potential for improvement," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 12(2), pages 4-18, March.
    2. Due, Jean M. & Magayane, Flavianus & Temu, Anna A., 1997. "Gender again--views of female agricultural extension officers by smallholder farmers in Tanzania," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 25(5), pages 713-725, May.

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