Women bear a disproportionate burden in the agrarian system of ...

[mspears3]

Women bear a disproportionate burden in the agrarian system of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition their productivity is low. Explain these statements with specific examples from individual developing economies.
 
  What measures/policies have been implemented to deal with these two issues? Once again discuss with specific examples from individual developing economies.

Question 2

Devaluation of a currency is
 
  a. reduction in its domestic value due to inflation
  b. reduction in its international value due to changes in supply and demand
  c. reduction in its international value due to government decree
  d. reduction in the value of other currencies
  e. all of the above

[todom5090]

Answer to Question 1

Discussed in the section on the role of women in agriculture. Specific policies aimed
at raising female agricultural productivity include facilitating access to credit, training programs, providing titles to land as a way of securing property rights (and thus the possibility of borrowing), cash subsidies in exchange for sending children (especially girls) to school etc.

Answer to Question 2

C

[mspears3]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[triiciiaa]

Excellent