Value of women in agriculture

in #steemchurch6 years ago

"Feminization of the field". In Latin America and the Caribbean, between 8 and 30 percent of agricultural production is headed by a woman. This is not something new, women have always worked in the field, the difference is that before they were not in charge of farms and now is when they begin to appear in the statistics.


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The woman has played and plays a preponderant role in agricultural activities, not in vain, we find playing a key role, since the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, after 6,000 a. C., when the food collectors who lived in caves followed a transition to a way of life based on agriculture.

At that time, there is talk of a matriarchal, agricultural society, in which women occupied a primordial role. While the man hunted, she stayed at home taking care of and cultivating, it was horticultural, which on one hand provided more food than men, but on the other was the domesticator par excellence of medicinal horticultural plants. He learned their benefits and encouraged their use in the community, which also rooted his power, which in addition to expressing himself in the knowledge of healing and feeding, became evident in the myth and goddesses that were created. "His most important cult was dedicated to a goddess land, the Great Mother, symbol of fertility for women, animals and crops typical of Neolithic societies; this cult was general among the first agricultural communities of Europe and western Asia and almost certainly remains in the Minoan civilization until the arrival of the Mycenaeans. Apparently, this cult is reflex and responds to a matriarchal society. "

Rural women today play an important role in agriculture, especially in the peasant and small-farmer sectors, and work in agricultural and livestock activities. Women are responsible for establishing the survival strategy of the family unit. Approximately 20% of rural households have a female head of family, who assumes full responsibility for agricultural production. Women are mainly concerned with growing vegetables and raising small animals (poultry, pigs and goats). Although there is little data available on the division of labor in agriculture, women participate in most of the activities and predominantly in the preparation of food. In the fishing sector, women also work mainly in processing activities. Women are responsible for household chores, including water hauling. Men contribute significantly to the collection of firewood.

The role of women in agriculture.


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Something important to emphasize, is that women participate in all stages of the process, from production, collection, processing, to the marketing of food. If a woman has cows, she takes care of her feeding and cleaning, obtains the milk, prepares the cheeses, and then goes out to the market to sell them.

It has been seen that women who are in charge of agricultural land, have difficulty finding sufficient manpower, in the end many men do not like having a female boss.

But in summary, women are the backbone of the rural economy, especially in developing countries, since they represent almost half of the world's farmers, and in the last decades they have expanded their participation in agriculture. The number of households headed by women has also increased as more men have migrated to the cities. As the main caretakers of their families and communities, women are responsible for providing food and nutrition, and are the link between farms and household canteens. For this reason we must value the work of women in agricultural activity, and inculcate that women give their valuable contribution in family farms.

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Well said, indeed lady's play a vital role in afri9

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