Women Driving Growth and Productivity in Agriculture

Following the chayote market chain in Hua Bin province, NW Vietnam.     Credit: ©2009CIAT/NeilPalmer

This self-paced course teaches you how to identify the roles of women in communities and use this awareness to better integrate them into local production enterprises.

This course is in English

You will learn how to:

  • Describe key terms and theories related to women and agriculture
  • Explain how relevant issues influence agricultural work
  • Integrate these perspectives and theories into agricultural work

What resources do you need to do it?

Reliable internet access

More about this training

This course establishes a theoretical foundation for the study of women in development and provides tools to apply and integrate relevant perspectives into agricultural work with a goal of bringing growth, productivity, and policy benefits to communities. 

Through a combination of educational videos, short readings, and knowledge check questions, you will learn about development theory, women, engagement, and justice. With this theoretical framework, you will use this knowledge to help bring growth and productivity into agricultural programming and policies. 

There are 3 sections in this course and each has a quiz at the end. You will need to achieve a score of 80% or greater on each to pass and receive a certificate of completion. You have access to this course for 90 days from your date of enrollment. 

This course offers a certificate of completion.

 

Who is this course for?

  • Agricultural community leaders
  • Researchers in Applied Research Institutes and Universities
  • International development practitioners
  • Trainers
  • Funding agency staff

Who can I contact for more information?

You can use the contact form linked here to reach out to Penn State Extension.

Access now

https://extension.psu.edu/women-driving-growth-and-productivity-in-agriculture