The Role Of Rural Women Farmers In Economic Development: A Case Study Of Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State

THE ROLE OF RURAL WOMEN FARMERS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:A CASE STUDY OF OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATEABSTRACTThe role of rural women farmers in the economic development of Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo State cannot be over emphasized. There is basically no aspect of economic development in Edo State that one cannot find women. A review of feminist literature, indicate that there is now a demand for re-orientation of research and change in methodological procedures used for complication of national statistics so as to reflect accurately the position of women an…