Arguing that increased attention to the problems of women farmers in Africa can help solve both urban and rural food supply problems, this paper builds its case on a close examination of the extensive farming system of the Beti peoples of southern Cameroon and the intensive farming practices of the Haya of northwestern Tanzania. The first part of the paper addresses technological and socio-economic problems constraining the expansion of food production and marketing; the second describes two situations in which the removál of specific constraints allowed women farmers to demonstrate their capacity and willingness to expand their output and improve their welfare.
Journal articles from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) African Journal of Range and Forage Science as well as related articles and reports from throughout the southern African region.