"Report of the APO Seminar on Education and Training of Rural Women held in Tokyo from 23 February to 2 March 2000" --T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. APO Seminar on Education and Training of Rural Women, & Masud, J. (2002). Education and training of rural women in Asia and the Pacific. Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization.

Part I: Summary of findings -- Part II: Resource papers; 1. Strategies and approaches in formulating education and training systems for rural women by Jariah Masud; 2. Enhancing the productivity of women in rice farming through informal education and training by Thelma Romero Paris; 3. Objectives and curricula for providing education and training systems to rural women y Kinko Horike; 4. Farming women in Japan: past, present and future by Sonoko Kumagai-Matsuda -- Part III: Country papers; 1. Bangladesh by Rashida Siddiqua and Hasina Matin; 2. Republic of China by Li-Hsien Chien; 3. Fiji by Miriama K. Leweniqila; 4. India (1) by Indu Grover; 5. India (2) by Rita Sharma; 6. Indonesia by Miranda Qamaruzzaman; 7. Islamic Republic of Iran by Mitra Najafi; 8. Republic of Korea by Mi-Ok Shim; 9. Malaysia by Laily Paim; 10. Mongolia by Tsolmon Dulamsuren; 11. Nepal (1) by Rajendra L. S. Suwal; 12. Nepal (2) by Ritu Raj Bhandari; 13. Pakistan (1) by Anila Naheed; 14. Pakistan (2) by Samina Fazil; 15. Philippines by Irma Valiente; 16. Sri Lanka by Latha Kaluarachchi; 17. Thailand by Arunee Namamuti; 18. Vietnam by Thi Phuong Anh Mai; 19. Bhutan by Dechen Wangmo; 20. Kiribati by Meere T. Riwata; 21. Lao People's Democratic Republic by Dao Vone Symeaung Vong; 22. Maldives by Mariyam Aleem; 23. Tajikistan by Saidamir Djononov -- Part IV: Appendices

The seminar started with the presentation of country papers wherein the participants reviewed the recent development with regard to the condition of rural women in their respective countries. This was followed by the presentation of resource papers by selected experts and the conduct of field studies in Shizuoka Prefecture. The resource papers focused on the following specific topics: 1) Strategies and approaches in formulating education and training system for rural women; 2) Enhancing the productivity of women in rice farming through informal education and training; 3) Objectives and curricula for providing education and training systems to rural women; and 4) Farming women in Japan: past, present, future." -From the book.