POLICY BRIEF NO. 3 EMPOWERMENT OF FEMALE FARMER GROUPS: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF EXTENSION WORKERS THROUGH A PARTICIPATORY AND INTEGRATED APPROACH

Women contribute significantly to the food system. There are around 28.3 million rural women actively involved in national food production (FAO, 2019). Female Farmers Groups (FFG), as a collective entity of women farmers, play a strategic role in agricultural development. Many rural women enter the agricultural sector to support the family economy. This policy brief presents lessons learned and recommendations to transform FFG to improve group productivity and household income through effective agricultural extension and advisory services. For more details, please see the attached PB.