Angelika Kessler, Friedhelm Streiffeler and Emmanuel Obuobie

In: UA Magazine No. 12 - Gender and Urban Agriculture

Traditionally, women have cultivated local vegetables around the house in many West African societies. However, in the French-speaking countries of this region, temperate vegetables were introduced in the colonial time. Prisoners and local soldiers (all men) were obliged to produce these vegetables. This article describes the results of two studies in West Africa, focusing on female- dominated vegetable production.