Moreover, farmworkers have the right to a living wage and safe working conditions, to belong to a trade union and to elect health and safety representatives,to protection against exposure to hazardous pesticides, and they have the right of refusal to work with pesticides which damage human health and the environment. The role of women in the transmission of knowledge and in sustainable food production must be recognized and strongly supported. The majority of farmers in the South are women. Provide equal gender opportunities for education, training and information on food production and nutrition. Solutions and Recommendations Farmer-centered research and extension has no single organisational form, but its philosophy and objective are common across many programs.
Farmers are no longer to be considered as the recipients or adopters of technology.
Examples include farmer to farmer extension, Participatory Action Research and others. This envisions scientists, extensionists and farmers interacting with one another directly in a three-cornered relationship. Support the training programs of farmers' own organizations. Reform the training of agricultural and communications professionals to serve small farmers and the rural poor through an integrated approach of rural development, including an agro-ecological approach of farming systems and landscapes. Where appropriate, develop decentralized information networks and databases on agricultural innovations and locally based success stories via CD ROMs and the Internet.