Dr Tahseen Jafry, a lecturer in Glasgow Caledonian University's School of the Built and Natural Environment, is presenting a paper on rural women in agriculture at the International Conference On Agricultural Extension 2010.

The AGREX'10 conference takes place in Malaysia and focuses on the "Empowerment of agri-food stakeholders in facing global challenges towards sustainability”. 

Dr Jafry's paper is on "Reaching rural women: Understanding what is gender sensitive in agricultural extension" and is part of a session on Agro Community, Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development.

The conference provides a platform for learning and discussion on agricultural extension among local and foreign experts on agriculture extension and practitioners, and facilitates co-operation among key agri-food stakeholders in the area of agricultural extension and development.

Dr Jafry's research examines the important role of rural women in agriculture. Dr Jafry has wide experience of research and consultancy in the area of sustainable agricultural development in developing countries. Her experience ranges from policy development and knowledge transfer to community empowerment and environmental management and planning. She hasbeen project leader on Department for International Development (DFID) and International Fund for Agricultural Development projects focusing on gender sensitive agricultural development in India. She was alsoprinciple investigator on a DFID-funded assessment of the impact of resource conserving technologies on poor and disadvantaged groups in Nepal, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.