Abstract

Gender mainstreaming is the process by which narrowing the gap in development opportunities between men and women and working towards equality between them become an essential part of the organizational strategy, policies and operations. The aim is to develop interventions that over come barriers preventing men and women having equal access to the resources and services they need to improve their livelihood. Present paper aim is to discuss the role of gender mainstreaming in agriculture.

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