The study examined the participation of women in cassava production and processing in Imo State, Nigeria. Stratifi ed and simple random samplings were used to select 60 women that engage in the enterprise in the state. Descriptive statistics, participation index and an econometric tool were used to analyze data. The main enterprise objective of the women was household consumption. A grand mean participation index of 3.02 obtained is an indication that the women always participated in the enterprise in the state. The dominant activities of the women were cultivation, cutting of cassava sticks, frying and fi re preparation. Level of education, number of visits by extension agents, access to farm credit, farm income, and cooperative membership were the statistically (