The word gender is the fact of being
male or female according to oxford advanced learners dictionary., agriculture
is the rearing of animals and cultivation of crops for the interest of man,
benefits in relation to source of food, source of income, benefits of source of
shelters, employment opportunity and provision of raw materials for our
industries.
The
gender in agriculture is current issue about agriculture in different country
like Canada, United States, mixed and Europe etc. the gender in agriculture
simply implies the consideration placed on
selection of sex that will be
involve in agricultural production. Some group of people especially the
Northern part of Nigeria do not involve their female counterpart in the
agricultural production and operation because, for their belief, they belief
that farm operation are left for man while demonstrated activities like cooking
and washing are the basic activities for female. But in Fulani land, they
belief that after harvesting of live stock produce like milk that the female
should play an important role for the distribution of the milk to their various
customers in various part of the cities.
In
agriculture may programmes has been conducted like acquiring women and the
result was possible eg innovation women’s empowerment in agriculture index
training posited by Evelyn Katingi etc.
The
is vital needs to involve female in Agricultural activities, other than
considering man to be the power house of agriculture without involving female
to contribute their own quota of labour, hence labour is one oft the actor
confronting agricultural activities.