The female population in the overall pool of professional agricultural research and higher education staff increased by eight per cent per year between 2000/2001 and 2007/2008, a rate that is four times higher than the two per cent rate for the male population. Times are changing and more women are joining the sciences field. According to recent reports the overall share of female professional staff in agricultural research and higher education in Africa increased from 18 per cent in 2000/2001 to 24 per cent in 2007/2008.










