Women and agriculture in sub‐Saharan Africa: Implications for development (an exploratory study)
研究了撒哈拉以南非洲女性在农业中的角色及其社会结构，探讨了生产系统与社会系统的互动，指出女性角色曾支持发展，但忽视其活动导致粮食供应问题，建议与女性合作而非对抗。
Data on the importance of women's role in agriculture in sub‐Saharan Africa and the social structures supporting the women's role are considered to clarify the interaction between the production systems and the social systems. The results are discussed with respect to their impact on the two‐sector ‘agriculture‐industry’ development models and their implications for future development. The paper concludes that women's role in agriculture supported past development but that the failure to recognise/enhance their activities is contributing to current problems with the food supply which can be overcome most effectively by working with rather than against the women.