Abstract:
Genderasaconcepthasgainedaspectrumofanalysisanddiscussinrecenttimesinvariousliteraturesanddevelopmentstudies.Theemphasisisontherecognitionoftherolesandresponsibilitiesofmenandwomenandtheircontributionstosocialsystemanddevelopmentprocess.Inthefieldofagriculture,thecomplementaryandorsubordinaterolesofeachatdifferenttimeshavefarreachingimplicationsfortheneededimprovementandincreasedoutputthroughtheadoptionprocess.Theadoptionofinnovationisafunctionofthecharacteristicsoftheinnovationandthesocio-economicattributeofthefarmerswhoaretheactualtargetofthetechnology.Thisreviewmadeaninputinthisdirection–consideringgendersocio-economicattributesandtheadoptionofimprovedagriculturaltechnologiesinNigeria.Thereviewadopteda“desktopresearch”approach,makinganevaluationofexistingsituationsasreportedinvariousliteratures.Gendersensitivityinthedesignandimplementationofprojectsallowsfortheidentificationofareasofgenderimbalanceandtherootcausesofexistinginequalitiesifthereare,sothattheycanbeaddressedintheprojectdesign.ThereviewendedwithrecommendationsonthewayforwardinmainstreaminggenderintheagriculturesectorinNigeria.