Abstract

Genderasaconcepthasgainedaspectrumofanalysisanddiscussinrecenttimesinvariousliteraturesanddevelopmentstudies.Theemphasisisontherecognitionoftherolesandresponsibilitiesofmenandwomenandtheircontributionstosocialsystemanddevelopmentprocess.Inthefieldofagriculture,thecomplementaryandorsubordinaterolesofeachatdifferenttimeshavefarreachingimplicationsfortheneededimprovementandincreasedoutputthroughtheadoptionprocess.Theadoptionofinnovationisafunctionofthecharacteristicsoftheinnovationandthesocio-economicattributeofthefarmerswhoaretheactualtargetofthetechnology.Thisreviewmadeaninputinthisdirection???consideringgendersocio-economicattributesandtheadoptionofimprovedagriculturaltechnologiesinNigeria.Thereviewadopteda???desktopresearch???approach,makinganevaluationofexistingsituationsasreportedinvariousliteratures.Gendersensitivityinthedesignandimplementationofprojectsallowsfortheidentificationofareasofgenderimbalanceandtherootcausesofexistinginequalitiesifthereare,sothattheycanbeaddressedintheprojectdesign.ThereviewendedwithrecommendationsonthewayforwardinmainstreaminggenderintheagriculturesectorinNigeria.