Women make up 43 percent of the global agricultural labour force, yet they face significant discrimination when it comes to land and livestock ownership, equal pay, participation in decision-making entities and access to credit and financial services.
Encouraging women's participation in farmers’ groups and cooperatives Farmers’ groups, farmers’ associations, and cooperatives are key entry points to expand women’s decision-making power at the institution level, over such activities as organizational management, production, and selling products.
Women make essential contributions to agriculture and rural enterprises across the developing world. But there is much diversity in women’s roles and over-generalization undermines policy relevance and planning.
Gender based violence experience the worst moments of morbidity and mortality in Uganda.This has greatly affected agriculture in Uganda