Abstract: The study sets out to assess the constraints women face as food producers by analysing women’s productive activities within the study farms and by identifying factors that influence productivity on the farms. The study focuses on Mubauni Location, in Machakos District, Eastern Kenya. The study is a survey carried out on a sample of 100 households. The study findings indicate that the women in the sample are represented as landless. On the grounds of customary rights, most women still believe that they own land and wish to maintain their independence in managing the land on their own. The author recommends that the government should acknowledge the nature and time profile of rural women’s work while developing strategies for raising productivity.