Dr Faraha Nawaz is a Professor at the Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Dr Nawaz has also proved her excellence both in her basic and applied researches as well as in publishing. As an academic, she has devoted herself in undertaking wide-ranging research in social sciences in general and gender issues in particular, and has published articles in refereed journals, chapters in peer-reviewed books, and two books published from Palgrave Macmillan. She is an international fellow of Brown University and visiting research fellow of University of OXFORD.Sangida Afrog Rupa has completed her Master's Degree with First Class from the Department of Public Administration at the University of Rajshahi. She completed her undergraduate degree in the same department. She has also participated in two international conferences. Additionally, she has co-authored a book chapter published by Springer Nature Singapore. Her core areas of interest include Public Policy, Human Resource Management, Gender Studies, Climate Change and the Environment, Social Inequalities, Immigrant and Refugee Studies, and NGOs.

• Chapter 1. The Beginning.- Chapter 2. Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making: Theoretical Foundation and Analyzing Gaps in Existing Literatures.- Chapter 3. Agricultural Policy of Bangladesh: An overview.- Chapter 4. A Comprehensive Analysis of Rural Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making.- Chapter 5. Participation in Agriculture: Exploring key Challenges.- Chapter 6. Discussion, Conclusion and Policy Suggestion.

Dr Faraha Nawaz is a Professor at the Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Dr Nawaz has also proved her excellence both in her basic and applied researches as well as in publishing. As an academic, she has devoted herself in undertaking wide-ranging research in social sciences in general and gender issues in particular, and has published articles in refereed journals, chapters in peer-reviewed books, and two books published from Palgrave Macmillan. She is an international fellow of Brown University and visiting research fellow of University of OXFORD.Sangida Afrog Rupa has completed her Master's Degree with First Class from the Department of Public Administration at the University of Rajshahi. She completed her undergraduate degree in the same department. She has also participated in two international conferences. Additionally, she has co-authored a book chapter published by Springer Nature Singapore. Her core areas of interest include Public Policy, Human Resource Management, Gender Studies, Climate Change and the Environment, Social Inequalities, Immigrant and Refugee Studies, and NGOs.

• Chapter 1. The Beginning.- Chapter 2. Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making: Theoretical Foundation and Analyzing Gaps in Existing Literatures.- Chapter 3. Agricultural Policy of Bangladesh: An overview.- Chapter 4. A Comprehensive Analysis of Rural Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making.- Chapter 5. Participation in Agriculture: Exploring key Challenges.- Chapter 6. Discussion, Conclusion and Policy Suggestion.

Dr Faraha Nawaz is a Professor at the Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Dr Nawaz has also proved her excellence both in her basic and applied researches as well as in publishing. As an academic, she has devoted herself in undertaking wide-ranging research in social sciences in general and gender issues in particular, and has published articles in refereed journals, chapters in peer-reviewed books, and two books published from Palgrave Macmillan. She is an international fellow of Brown University and visiting research fellow of University of OXFORD.Sangida Afrog Rupa has completed her Master's Degree with First Class from the Department of Public Administration at the University of Rajshahi. She completed her undergraduate degree in the same department. She has also participated in two international conferences. Additionally, she has co-authored a book chapter published by Springer Nature Singapore. Her core areas of interest include Public Policy, Human Resource Management, Gender Studies, Climate Change and the Environment, Social Inequalities, Immigrant and Refugee Studies, and NGOs.

• Chapter 1. The Beginning.- Chapter 2. Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making: Theoretical Foundation and Analyzing Gaps in Existing Literatures.- Chapter 3. Agricultural Policy of Bangladesh: An overview.- Chapter 4. A Comprehensive Analysis of Rural Women’s Participation in Agricultural Decision-Making.- Chapter 5. Participation in Agriculture: Exploring key Challenges.- Chapter 6. Discussion, Conclusion and Policy Suggestion.