Women farmers deserve proper recognition
Speakers tell DS webinar Staff correspondent Staff correspondent
Speakers at a webinar yesterday said ownership of land is the key stumbling block for women s empowerment in agriculture. In Bangladesh, only 15.8 percent of rural land is owned by women, and only one-fourth of that land is effectively owned by them.
The webinar titled Women s contribution in agriculture and access to land: Covid-19 and beyond , was jointly organised by Association for Land Reforms and Development (ALRD) and The Daily Star.
Keynote speaker Dr Sanjida Aktar, chairperson, Gender Studies Department, University of Dhaka presented the findings of her recent research and said women farmers labelled as an assistant or day labourer , while for similar agricultural activities men are referred to as farmers .