Access to Agricultural Inputs, Technology and Information, Communicating with Farmers, and the Role of Women in Agriculture: Perceptions of Iraqi Extension Agents

Abi-Ghanem, Rita; Carpenter‐Boggs, Lynne; Koenig, Richard; Ullman, Jeffrey D.; Murphy, Kevin M.; Pannkuk, C. D.

doi:10.5191/jiaee.2013.20101

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“…Experts believe that agricultural production is critical for achieving global food security and poverty alleviation if male and female farmers have equal access to the same resources (Hill & Vigneri, 2014;Abi-Ghanem et al, 2013). In some areas of the DR Congo such as Lubumbashi, Bukavu, Kinshasa, Likasi, and Open Journal of Social Sciences Kisangani, women are made up of married, widows and single mothers with an age varying from 16 -75 years old, raising small livestock and growing various crops for their consumption and markets (Balasha & Nkulu, 2020, 2021Tambwe et al, 2011;FAO, 2010).…”

Section: Socioeconomic and Political Context With Limited Opportunitiesmentioning

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Challenges Faced by Congolese Women Farmers to Access Agricultural Productive Resources: A Review

Balasha¹,

Jean-Hélène²,

Murhula³

et al. 2022

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In developing countries, the long decades of the battle against malnutrition, and poverty have placed women on the frontline because they actively play significant roles in agricultural food production, processing, and distribution to ensure food security in the communities. Using peer-reviewed papers and reports from credible organizations, this work examines women's constraints in agricultural food production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The key findings show that socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional constraints limit women's control of, and access to necessary resources (land, credit, agricultural technologies, information). Additionally, exchanges and connection between remote rural areas and cities are increasingly limited by impassable roads. This has a negative impact on women's ability to access information on agricultural technologies, in a country where the extension services are barely functioning. While in entities close to cities, agricultural input dealers are the main source of information on agricultural technologies for farmers, in remote areas, women value only their endogenous experiences, shared among farmers. On top of these challenges, the depreciation of the local currency (Congolese francs), the volatile security situation, and the impact of COVID-19 on the international and regional trade have also led to an increase in the price of agriculture inputs (seeds, fertilizers, pesticides) and food commodities, thus exacerbating women's vulnerability. Here, we also address questions about women's limited decision-making power within households (communities), and their low participation in the management of natural resources in DRC where women are poorly represented in decision-making bodies and still have less political influence.

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Challenges Faced by Congolese Women Farmers to Access Agricultural Productive Resources: A Review

Balasha¹,

Jean-Hélène²,

Murhula³

et al. 2022

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“…Donors must recognize that low governmental capacity is an inevitability of post-conflict settings, and that enhancing rather than circumventing local institutions can build institutional capacity to promote sustainable growth. Strong domestic actors can also provide a better and more sustainable level of service to farmers over the long term, rather than the peaks and valleys that accompany donor initiatives and funding cycles (Abi-Ghanem et al, 2013). Also, developing the ability of ministries of agriculture and local NGOs to serve farmers effectively can foster positive farmer-government interactions that promote peace and stability (Collier, 2006;Arthur, 2011).…”

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Building agricultural extension capacity in post-conflict settings

McNamara¹,

Moore²

2017

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“…Similarly, officers' knowledge base is frequently out-of-date due to time spent without in-training. In post-conflict Iraq, extension officers cited decreased capacity and lack of training due to conflict as an impediment to effective extension services (Abi-Ghanem et al, 2013). Kwapong and Nkonya (2012) examined the perspectives of officers from a range of extension providers in post-conflict Uganda, including officers from the public system, the public-private National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAADS), NGO providers, and private extension officers.…”

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Capacities of Extension Personnel within the Pluralistic System of Post-Conflict Liberia

Moore¹,

Harder²

2016

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Access to Agricultural Inputs, Technology and Information, Communicating with Farmers, and the Role of Women in Agriculture: Perceptions of Iraqi Extension Agents

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Challenges Faced by Congolese Women Farmers to Access Agricultural Productive Resources: A Review

Challenges Faced by Congolese Women Farmers to Access Agricultural Productive Resources: A Review

Building agricultural extension capacity in post-conflict settings

Capacities of Extension Personnel within the Pluralistic System of Post-Conflict Liberia

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