Best Practice in Gender Findings reports on ongoing operational, economic and sector work carried out by the World Bank and its member governments in the Africa Region. It is published periodically by the Africa Technical Department on behalf of the Region. Katrine Saito, Daphne Spurling and their team's work made visible the gender biases in conventional agricultural extension activities and organization. Their perspective has been continuously and repeatedly confirmed by African women farmers, through the African Platform for Action and through the Beijing Declaration.
Women have less time than men, and certain periods of day are dedicated to specific activities.
Extension activities must match the time and place specified by women. The extension needs of men and women differ. Women need direct extension on the crops and livestock they grow or have responsibility for. A priority of extension services should be facilitating women's access to labor-saving technology. Male extension workers should be taught how to approach women producers in a culturally acceptable manner.