Gender in Agriculture: Closing the Knowledge Gap

by Agnes R. Quisumbing (Editor), Ruth Meinzen-Dick (Editor), Terri L. Raney (Editor), Andrï Croppenstedt (Editor), Julia A. Behrman (Editor)

Overview

The 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401786157
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	04/30/2014
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of 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. Livesk 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.

Editorial Reviews

This book is an inspiring and hugely useful resource for both newcomers to the field and those already working in the area. Clearly and accessibly-written, this book will appeal to practitioner and academic audiences alike.” (Dennis Aviles, Gender & Development, Vol. 23 (1), 2015)

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