This seems about par for the course for Uganda! And just in case you’re in doubt, some stats to back it up (courtesy of Solar Sister):
In Uganda, women are responsible for
- 80% of food production
- 60% of planting
- 70% of weeding
- 60% of harvesting
- 90% of processing & preparation…
- and have access and ownership of only 8% of the land and production facilities.
(Source: Akello, G. “Women’s Role in Agricultural and Rural Development: The Socio-Economic Condition”, Kampala: Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation)
