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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Women in agriculture in Southern Ghana
Authors:Okala, C.
Mabey, S.
Year:1975
Periodical:Manpower and Unemployment Research in Africa
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pages:13-40
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:women's work
arable farming
Abstract:The role played by women both in cocoa production and in agriculture as a whole is investigated on the basis of surbvey data collected in connection with a proposed cocoa rehabilitation programme in the Ashanti region, southern Ghana. A brief description of the survey areas is followed by details of the characteristics of the total population. The agricultural labour force is defined and the distribution of all land resources between members of the agricultural labour force is detailed. Finally the role played by different types of labour on farms is covered. Throughout, the position of women is compared to that of men and finally interpreted in terms of their contrasting responsibilities towards one another and their off spring. Ref., tab.
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