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The Extension Education Society which publishes the Journal of Extension Education, is established to promote the cause of extension scientists. Its headquarters is in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Campus, Coimbatore - 3. India

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Gender Equality in Agricultural Education  [2016]

N. Jayakumar; M. Surudhi;

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Women play an important role in Agriculture, especially in developing countries. Promoting gender equality is crucial for agricultural development and food security. Agricultural extension services have a long tradition of working predominantly with men and only 15 percent of the world’s extension agents are women. World Bank has suggested“Increased women’s enrollment in agricultural courses” as one among the strategies when addressing gender issues in the education and training components of agricultural development projects. In this context the study was carried out to ascertain the representation of women and their academic achievement in agricultural education. The study revealed that almost equal representation was found for women in agricultural course and they were also provided better quality education in their schooling, in the form of English medium education and education in private schools. Recent trends for the past four years showed a higher percentage of enrollments of women in agricultural course than men. The growth rate was also higher for the female students. Women also showed a significantly higher percentage of academic achievement than men. These positive indicators provide sufficient signals for equality of women in agricultural course and have positive implications for development of the agricultural sector in future.
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Journal of Extension Education
ISSN : 2456-1282

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Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2019
Volume:
27
Issue:
1
Publisher:
Extension Education Society (EES)
All titles:
"Gender Equality in Agricultural Education"@eng
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Bibliographic information

Language:
English
Type:
Journal Article
In AGRIS since:
2019
Volume:
27
Issue:
1
Publisher:
Extension Education Society (EES)
All titles:
"Gender Equality in Agricultural Education"@eng