Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations

10.1596/25099 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanya Slavchevska ◽  
Susan Kaaria ◽  
Sanna-Liisa Taivalmaa
Keyword(s):  
Feminization Of Agriculture

The Feminization of Agriculture

2019 ◽  
pp. 267-284
Author(s):  
Vanya Slavchevska ◽  
Susan Kaaria ◽  
Sanna Liisa Taivalmaa
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Agricultural Employment ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Feminization Of Agriculture

Male outmigration from rural, primary agricultural areas and the globalization of agri-food systems have both been linked to a significant increase in women’s work and responsibilities in agriculture, a phenomenon referred to as the ‘feminization of agriculture’. While the term has been broadly used to bring attention to the increasing number of women, relative to men, in agricultural employment, little attention has been paid to what the ‘feminization of agriculture’ means for women’s empowerment and their roles in agriculture more generally. Similarly, there is no clear understanding of how this will impact the agricultural sector and what the consequences for food and water security are. This chapter reviews the global evidence surrounding the “feminization of agriculture” and provides a critical discussion of the implications for women’s empowerment and for food and water security.

Gender involvement in crop cultivation practices in Tripura

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pampi Paul ◽  
B. S. Meena ◽  
Amit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Farm Women ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Farm Families ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cultivation Practices ◽  
Feminization Of Agriculture

Indian economy is predominantly rural and agriculture oriented where it supports 70 percent of its population. About 13.75 per cent GDP was from agriculture and allied fields in the year 2012-13. From the beginning not only the male farmers of the country but their female counterparts have been also engaged with the crop cultivation practices. Especially rural India is witnessing a process which could be described as feminization of agriculture. Thus to emphasize the gender perspective in crop cultivation 100 farm families (100 of male and female) were interviewed to weigh up their participation in activities and decision making pattern in crop cultivation in both plain and hilly region of Tripura and the result shows that male members of the family of both the region were independently enjoying decision making pattern rather than their female counterparts. The female of hilly region were more active in participation of activities and decision making compare to the female of plain region of the state. Hence, there is need to educate and empower the farm women so that they can utilise their potentiality effectively.

scholarly journals The Development of Rural Women’s Specialized Cooperatives in China: An Analysis from New Institutionalism Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Cui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
New Institutionalism ◽  
Informal Institutions ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Urbanization In China ◽  
Feminization Of Agriculture

<p><em>Since the rural declining and feminization of agriculture caused by rapid urbanization in China, the women’s specialized cooperatives </em><em>are an important organizational force to promote the rural agricultural economy and empower women. Taking 200 organizations in Chaoyang city of Liaoning province as the sample data, this article presents the current situation and existing problems of the rural women’s specialized cooperatives in China, and takes the new institutionalism as the basic theoretical framework. It analyzes the reasons of the problems from the level of formal institutions and informal institutions. In the formal institutions, the policy incentive system lacks rigid implementation measures, and there is no effective resultant force among the relevant organizations. In the informal institutions, rural women have the insufficient understanding of the prospects of the cooperatives, poor awareness of </em><em>“</em><em>brand</em><em>”</em><em> management and low</em><em> credibility of the cooperatives.</em><em> </em><em>Consequently, promoting the development of the cooperatives should also start with reforming these institutions. </em></p>

scholarly journals Feminization of African Agriculture and the Meaning of Decision-Making for Empowerment and Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8993
Author(s):  
Ruth Haug ◽  
Dismas L. Mwaseba ◽  
Donald Njarui ◽  
Mokhele Moeletsi ◽  
Mufunanji Magalasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Feminization Of Agriculture

The purpose of this study was to assess women’s decision-making power in small-scale agriculture in six African countries in view of the feminization of agriculture and to discuss the meaning of decision-making in relation to women’s empowerment and sustainability. The data are drawn from a multisite and mixed-method agricultural research and development project in six sub-Saharan countries including two sites in each country. The five domains of empowerment outlined in the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index are used to structure the analysis. The results indicate that in the selected sites in Malawi, Rwanda and South Africa, women farmers tend to dominate agricultural decision-making, while the result is more mixed in the Kenyan sites, and decision-making tends to be dominated by men in the sites in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Despite women participating in agricultural decision-making, the qualitative results show that women small-scale farmers were not perceived to be empowered in any of the country sites. It appears that the feminization of agriculture leads to women playing a more important role in decision-making but also to more responsibilities and heavier workloads without necessarily resulting in improvements in well-being outcomes that would enhance sustainability.

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