Although women entrepreneurs are rapidly becoming a major force in economic production in Africa, their contribution could become even more significant if a number of restrictions were removed so that their potential could be fully exploited, write Sultan Rehman Sherief and Asmahani Aswaddalai

To accelerate economic development in rural areas, it is necessary to promote entrepreneurship, argues Sultan Rehman Sherief.  Entrepreneurial orientation in rural areas is based on stimulating local entrepreneurial talent and subsequent growth of indigenous companies.