Women in Rice Farming
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Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 0566007215
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Author:
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 0566007215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: International Rice Research Institute
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 0566051052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTechnology and the demand for women's labor in Asian rice farming; Observations on institutions, infrastructure technology and women in rice farming; The changing role of women in Japanese agriculture; Women's labor and the technological development of rice cultivation in Japan; Half-sky role of China's women in rice farming systems; Wives at work; Changing labor allocation patterns of women in rice farm households; Women and the modernization of rice agriculture; The impact of new farming technology on women's employment; Women's access to land resources; Women's role in the improvement of rice farming systems in coastal awamplands; Women in rice farming systems in Bangladesh and how technology programs can reach them; Women and technology; Women laborers in rice producing villages of Bangladesh; The role of women in household production systems and rice farming in Nepal; Technological infusion and employment conditions of woemn in rice cultivation areas; Rural women and high yielding rice technology in India...
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Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9711041952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Amber J. Fletcher
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-07-01
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1134774710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the past two decades, existing documentation of women in the agricultural sector has surveyed topics such as agricultural restructuring and land reform, international trade agreements and food trade, land ownership and rural development and rural feminisms. Many studies have focused on either the high-income countries of the global North or the low-income countries of the global South. This separation suggests that the North has little to learn from the South, or that there is little shared commonality across the global dividing line. Fletcher and Kubik cross this political, economic, and ideological division by drawing together authors from 5 continents. They discuss the situation for women in agriculture in 13 countries worldwide, with two chapters that cover international contexts. The authors blur the boundaries between academic and organizational authors and their contributors include university-based researchers, gender experts, development consultants, and staff of agricultural research centers and international organizations (i.e., Oxfam, the United Nations World Food Program). The common thread connecting these diverse authors is an emphasis on practical and concrete solutions to address the challenges, such as lack of access to resources and infrastructure, lack of household decision-making power, and gender biases in policymaking and leadership, still faced by women in agriculture around the world. Ongoing issues in climate change will exacerbate many of these issues and several chapters also address environment and sustainability. This book is of great interest to readers in the areas of gender studies, agriculture, policy studies, environmental studies, development and international studies.
Author: Rob Cramb
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-01-03
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9811509980
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as “white gold”, reflecting its centrality to their food security and well-being. In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. This book is based on collaborative research to (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with new technologies and input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. An introductory section places the research in geographical and historical context. Four major sections deal in turn with studies of rice farming, value chains, and policies in Northeast Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice policy in the region as a whole.
Author: Hazel J. Malapit
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 2019-10-30
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen’s participation and empowerment in value chains are goals that concern many development organizations, but there has been limited systematic, rigorous research to track these goals between and within value chains (VCs). We use the survey-based project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) to measure women’s and men’s empowerment in the abaca, coconut, seaweed, and swine VCs in the Philippines. Results show that most women and men in all four VCs are disempowered, but unlike in many other countries, Filipino women in this sample are generally as empowered as men. Pro-WEAI results suggest that respect within the household and attitudes about gender-based violence (GBV) are the largest sources of disempowerment for both women and men, followed by control over use of income and autonomy in income-related decisions. Excessive workload and lack of group membership are other important sources of disempowerment, with some variation across VCs and nodes along VCs. Across all four VCs, access to community programs is associated with higher women’s empowerment, and access to extension services and education are associated with higher men’s empowerment. Our results show that, despite the egalitarian gender norms in the Philippines, persistent gender stereotypes influence men’s and women’s empowerment and VC participation.
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9251088101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on a broad literature review, this publication discusses rural women’s time poverty in agriculture, elaborates on its possible causes and implications and provides insight into the various types of constraints that affect the adoption of solutions for reducing work burden. This paper raises questions about the adequacy of women’s access to technologies, services and infrastructure and about the control women have over their time, given their major contributions to agriculture. It also look s into the available labour-saving technologies, practices and services that can support women to better address the demands derived from the domestic and productive spheres and improve their well-being. The reader is presented with an overview of successfully-tested technologies, services and resource management practices in the context of water, energy, information and communication. The findings elaborated in this paper feed a set of recommendations provided for policy makers and development partners. A gender-transformative approach at community and household level is suggested as a way forward to promote women’s increased control over the allocation of their time.
Author: Agnes R. Quisumbing
Publisher: Springer Science & Business
Published: 2014-04-29
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 940178616X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers—women—lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report’s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.
Author: Aazar Bhandara
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9789251086988
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Trina Moyles
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780889775275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith stunning photographs and compelling vignettes, Women Who Dig takes a critical look at how women across the world are rising up against the injustices of the global food system.