Event: WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 2011

ASM COMMUNICATIONS will be hosting on the 18^th and 19^th of April 2011 at Indaba Hotel, Four Ways, Johannesburg, South Africa.

This  Conference will seek to cover the following topical issues:

v  Promote women's full and equal participation in African economies.

v  Tailor agriculture extension and technical services to women producers and increase the number of women advisors and agents.

v  Provide equal gender opportunities for education and training in food production, processing and marketing.

v  Gather and utilize information on African women's traditional knowledge and skills in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and natural resources management.

v  Promote the empowerment of small-scale family farmers, fishers and foresters, both women and men, to set up their own cooperatives and business undertakings.

v  Increase awareness of the contribution African women make to agriculture and rural development.

v  Provide a learning and knowledge sharing opportunity and to develop new skills and access information and networks.

v  Advocate for Value Chain approach to Agricultural Development in Africa Re-evaluate African women's role in alleviating poverty and creating more jobs in the agricultural and corresponding sectors.