WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE IN RURAL KENYA: ROLE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Women play a very significant role in agricultural production in Kenya. However, they are accorded little attention. The lack of inadequate information on the level of women participation in agricultural production has helped to underestimate their importance in agricultural production and hence led to their neglect in sector development. This paper sought to examine the role of women in Agricultural production in Kenya to give them an impetus upon which they can voice their concern in agricultural related issues. To improve women visibility in agricultural production, the author suggests that women contribution to agricultural production should be understood based on their contribution to food security in household and community rather than their contribution to commercialised agriculture which is dominated by men. With this, the author hopes to persuade policymakers to re-examine their perception of rural women involved in agricultural production for prompt policy action.