Research in Action
Economics
Boosting youth employment in Africa during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Published date
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 08:30
To make the Agro-Tech SmartEx Model more gender responsive and able to reach more women, recommendations include service packages that reflect gender roles and responsibilities along the value chain.
This paper deals with strategies to overcome barriers to agricultural extension and advisory services for women in agriculture.
The article reviews research findings where farmers expressed needs for various support services including credit/finance, information on markets, prices and weather, input supply services and keeping of farm records.
The paper presents an overview of agricultural extension services in terms of providers, financing options and advisory services delivery. Farmer demand is high for ICT- enabled extension services delivery.