Role of women in agriculture Rural women in Tunisia have always
actively participated in agriculture, working in the field, with
livestock on the farm, and in the processing and storage of
products for household use and the market. Because women work
mainly as unpaid family labour, their quantitative and
qualitative contribution to agriculture has not been counted or
has been greatly underestimated in statistics. According to a
survey by the Ministry of Agriculture in 1990, women provided
23.5% of agricultural labour, not counting transport of water
and fuelwood. Women also comprised 34.7% of temporary
agricultural workers in 1990. Division of Labour by Gender. The
division of labour differs according to farming system, local
tradition and age. In areas where men are engaged in fishing,
mining and commerce, or have migrated to urban areas or abroad
for jobs, women take on essentially all of the farming tasks. In
areas where agriculture is the main source of income, the whole
family is engaged in farming with