Abstract
The aim of the study was to evolve strategies for improving female farmers’ access to selected agricultural input in rural areas of Ozubulu, Anambra State. Specifically, the study determined strategies for improving female farmers’ access to: land, credit, extension services, training and appropriate agricultural technologies. Four research questions guided the study. The study adopted a survey research design. The study involved 291 participants: 282 registered female farmers, seven agricultural extension workers, and two bank executives from microfinance banks in Ozubulu. No sampling was needed due to the manageable population size. Data were collected using questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The study identified nine strategies for improving female farmers’ access to land, including the abolition of cultural barriers that prevent women’s access to land (X = 3.52); 11 strategies for improving rural female farmers’ access to credit, such as access to loans at low interest rate (X = 3.38); eight strategies for improving access to extension services, like using mass media for information dissemination (X = 3.26); and nine strategies for access to agricultural technologies, such as providing agricultural research findings (X = 3.45). Recommendations include among others, enforcing policies to protect women's land rights for secure tenure and developing user-friendly manuals for agricultural technologies.