Moreover when she has to apply to the bank for credit she will be asked what security she can offer. They normally ask for land as security. In some cases this problem can be solved by the support of certain groups who will provide security on her behalf, but much remains to be done in this field. Apart from the problem of access to land there is also the problem of its availability. Once again it all depends on the country.
Some countries have more land than others.
In Bangladesh, for example, you find plots the size of a pocket handkerchief, whereas some of the African countries have far more space for cultivation and the possibility of planning irrigation and contour farming. FAO carried out a global study in 1989 regarding access to training and extension courses. The results showed that only 5 percent of extension resources were available to women, although, in some cases, particularly in food production, African women handled 80 percent of the work. In Asia, women contribute 40 to 50 percent of the work in rice production, and, in Latin America, between 30 and 40 percent of the agricultural work. So here we have a huge problem.