...George Gundu Shibanda; Jemymah Ingado Seru Smallholder is a relative term, used to mean a small‐scale farmer and also peasant rural‐based holders. They constitute over 85 per cent of the rural population, mainly tilling the land and contributing 90 per cent of the nation’s agricultural produce...

... of women in positions of agricultural leadership in a range of international contexts has now been well reported (e.g. Sachs, 1996; Claridge, 1998; Shortall 1999; Alston, 2000). In reviewing the literature Shortall (2001, p. 170) writes that: … there is no country where women are well represented...

...Beatrice Duffield Summarizes the findings of a predominantly qualitative research enquiry into the perceptions that professional women who work in agricultural and rural science in field‐based situations have of their jobs and career opportunities in the Department of Primary Industries, Australia...