Gender Pay Gap: Women earn 18 less than men

Gilbert Ombok and his wife Grace Ombok attending to their Nyota beans farm at Kababu Village in Suna west sub-county Migori county. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Women make up over 50 per cent of the agricultural labour force in many sub-Saharan African countries. During the launch of the Status of Rural Women in Agri-food Systems Report, it was established that about half of the labour force in agriculture is female in several countries