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Gender in agriculture : closing the knowledge gap / [edited by] Agnes R. Quisumbing...[et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer, 2014.Description: xvi, 444 p. ; illustrationsISBN:
  • 9789401786157
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.483 23 Q8
Contents:
PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture -- 1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture -- PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture -- 2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches -- 3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture -- 4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World's Food Do They Produce?- PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels -- 5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development -- 6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women -- 7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries -- 8. Rural Women's Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance -- 9. Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence -- 10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development -- 11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households -- PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm -- 12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps -- 13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains -- 14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets -- PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System -- 15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension -- 16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence -- 17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension-- Index.
Summary: This book builds on the reports conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture. The authors explore linkages among gender, assets, and agricultural development projects. They examine the current state of land tenure; womens access to markets, financial services, and rural employment; and gender differences in social capital and in vulnerability to poor nutrition and health. The book also looks at trends in agricultural research, development, and extension systems and in womens participation in research.
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Includes index.

PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture --
1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture --

PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture --
2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches --
3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture --
4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World's Food Do They Produce?-

PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels --
5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development --
6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women --
7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries --
8. Rural Women's Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance --
9. Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence --
10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development --
11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households --

PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm --
12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps --
13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains --
14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets --

PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System --
15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension --
16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence --
17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension--
Index.

This book builds on the reports conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture. The authors explore linkages among gender, assets, and agricultural development projects. They examine the current state of land tenure; womens access to markets, financial services, and rural employment; and gender differences in social capital and in vulnerability to poor nutrition and health. The book also looks at trends in agricultural research, development, and extension systems and in womens participation in research.

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