Gender and the Commercialization of Subsistence Agriculture in Nepal
Title | Gender and the Commercialization of Subsistence Agriculture in Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Jeffrey Paolisso |
Publisher | |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Agricultural development projects |
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The Impact of Agricultural Commercialization on Men's and Women's Farm Labor
Title | The Impact of Agricultural Commercialization on Men's and Women's Farm Labor PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Agricultural devevelopment projects |
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Gender, Agriculture and Agrarian Transformations
Title | Gender, Agriculture and Agrarian Transformations PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn E. Sachs |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2019-05-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0429763816 |
This book presents research from across the globe on how gender relationships in agriculture are changing. In many regions of the world, agricultural transformations are occurring through increased commodification, new value-chains, technological innovations introduced by CGIAR and other development interventions, declining viability of small-holder agriculture livelihoods, male out-migration from rural areas, and climate change. This book addresses how these changes involve fluctuations in gendered labour and decision making on farms and in agriculture and, in many places, have resulted in the feminization of agriculture at a time of unprecedented climate change. Chapters uncover both how women successfully innovate and how they remain disadvantaged when compared to men in terms of access to land, labor, capital and markets that would enable them to succeed in agriculture. Building on case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia, the book interrogates how new agricultural innovations from agricultural research, new technologies and value chains reshape gender relations. Using new methodological approaches and intersectional analyses, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agriculture, gender, sustainable development and environmental studies more generally.
Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition
Title | Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition PDF eBook |
Author | Joachim Von Braun |
Publisher | International Food Policy Research Insitute |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Subsistence production: a sign of market failure. Commercialization cannot be left to the market. Household effects of commercialization. Nutrition effects of commercialization. Policy action needed.
A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts
Title | A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1130 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Economic development |
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Livelihoods and gender roles in drip-irrigation technology: A case of Nepal
Title | Livelihoods and gender roles in drip-irrigation technology: A case of Nepal PDF eBook |
Author | Bhawana Upadhyay |
Publisher | IWMI |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Microirrigation |
ISBN | 9290905816 |
This paper attempts to understand gender issues in micro-irrigation technology by exploring the dynamics of gender, water and rural livelihoods. Based on an empirical study in the rural areas ofWest Nepal undertaken in 2003, the paper assesses the socioeconomic impact of drip-irrigation systems on men and womens lives. A combination of participatory research tools, participant observationand secondary sources were used to generate data. The study revealed that women extensively contributed to vegetable farming under the drip-irrigation systems. The total time (mean hours) spent by women in vegetable production is significantly higher than those spent by their male counterparts. The benefit cost analysis of vegetable farming has shown overall viability in terms of net present value, benefit cost ratio, internal rate of return and payback period. Based on the study findings, thepaper suggests that similar technological interventions could be considered in places of similar socioeconomic and biophysical characteristics to help empower rural women. Finally, the paper raisessome significant questions in relation to rural livelihoods and womens entitlements.
A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts
Title | A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Agency for International Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Economic development |
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