Women in agriculture and appropriate technology in Nigeria

There is no doubt that agricultural growth in Nigeria has been on the decline. This is largely so because agricultural policies have a bias towards inappropriate technology, and fail to recognise women as the centrepiece in agriculture. The position taken in this paper is that women are in fact the...

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Main Author: M. A. Adawo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2001-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2631
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spelling doaj-77e1e005acfd4281be4de7c54d2a4ad72020-11-24T20:40:34ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1015-88122222-34362001-03-0141909810.4102/sajems.v4i1.2631755Women in agriculture and appropriate technology in NigeriaM. A. Adawo0Department of Economics, University of UyoThere is no doubt that agricultural growth in Nigeria has been on the decline. This is largely so because agricultural policies have a bias towards inappropriate technology, and fail to recognise women as the centrepiece in agriculture. The position taken in this paper is that women are in fact the pivot in Nigerian agriculture, and whatever technology is developed, should be in line with their needs. Such technology should involve a simple but mechanical form of weeding, the use of improved organic fertilizer and efficient methods of livestock husbandry.https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/2631
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Women in agriculture and appropriate technology in Nigeria
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
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title_short Women in agriculture and appropriate technology in Nigeria
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description There is no doubt that agricultural growth in Nigeria has been on the decline. This is largely so because agricultural policies have a bias towards inappropriate technology, and fail to recognise women as the centrepiece in agriculture. The position taken in this paper is that women are in fact the pivot in Nigerian agriculture, and whatever technology is developed, should be in line with their needs. Such technology should involve a simple but mechanical form of weeding, the use of improved organic fertilizer and efficient methods of livestock husbandry.
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