“Women’s” tasks, such as weeding and harvesting, are more easily arranged around household chores and
require less physical effort.1 Similarly, a distinction has been drawn between crops planted by men and
women. Historical perspectives suggest that men tended to plant cash crops such as maize and other
cereals; women, on the other hand, tended to plant subsistence crops, such as vegetables, which contributed
toward family food security and local sale.2