TABLE 4: PERCEPTION OF FEMALE CONTRISUTIO, TO ON:-FAR;PR3 OR Ar
DECISION-HAKING (PERCENTAGE OF RESPO~OETS HO SAID
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORK/DECISION-MAKIjGr IS MORE
THAN THAT OF MALE'S)
Female Farm rs Extension Agents
Women's Hill Terai Female Male Status of
Contribution to Area Area AA AA JTjJTA ADO Womn Report
Work 78 80 72 26 55 2ZZ 67
Decision-making 31 38 52 20 0 0 42
Source: Shrestha,. Padma et al. Planning Extension for Farm omen, Integrated
Cereals Project ,.USAID Kathmandu, Nepal, 1984, p. 29.
TABLE 5: CONTACTS BY EXTENSION AGENTS PER MONTH REPORTED
BY FEMALE FARMERS IN NEPAL (FREQUENCIES AND PERCENTAGES)*
Area
Type of 1 2 3 4
Extension Agent Dang Parsa Lamiung Dhankuta Total
Male JT/JTAb 21 26 8 8 63 (58%)
Male AAa 23 2 2 28 (26%)
Female JT/JTA 1 1 (1%)
Female AA 16 16 (15%)
TOTAL 39(36%) 4946%) 10(9%) 10 (9%) 108 (100%)
TABLE 6: MOBILITY OF FEMALE FARMERS VS. SEX OF EXTENSION AGENT
BY DISTRICT IN NEPAL (PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN EACH
CATEGORY RESPONDING AS SUCH)*
Area
1 2 3 4
Dang Parsa Lamjung Dhankuta Total
Would go to a male 8 20 50 33 29
extension agent
Would talk to a male 18 35 75 50 46
extension agent in home
Would go to a female 94 90 92 94 93
extension agent
Would talk to a female 100 100 97 100 99
extension agent in home
*Source: Shrestha, Padma et al. Planning Extension for Farm Htomen,
Integrated Cereals Project, USAID Kathmandu, Nepal, 1984,
p. 31 & 52.