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Gender in Agriculture

Closing the Knowledge Gap

Editors:

  1. Agnes R. Quisumbing

    1. Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Inst., Washington, USA

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  2. Ruth Meinzen-Dick

    1. Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, USA

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  3. Terri L. Raney

    1. The State of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural Development Economics Division, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy

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  4. André Croppenstedt

    1. Agricultural Development Economics Division, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy

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  5. Julia A. Behrman

    1. Department of Sociology, New York University, New York, USA

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  6. Amber Peterman

    1. Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

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  • Summarizes women’s contributions to agriculture and food security and the obstacles to their broader participation
  • Draws on data at the micro, census and national levels
  • Challenges conventional story lines on women in agriculture

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

      • Agnes R. Quisumbing, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Terri L. Raney, André Croppenstedt, Julia A. Behrman, Amber Peterman
      Pages 3-27
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  3. Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

      • Julia A. Behrman, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes R. Quisumbing
      Pages 31-53
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  4. Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development

      • Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Nancy Johnson, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Jemimah Njuki, Julia A. Behrman, Deborah Rubin et al.
      Pages 91-115
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    3. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women

      • Susana Lastarria-Cornhiel, Julia A. Behrman, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes R. Quisumbing
      Pages 117-144
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    6. Livestock and Women’s Livelihoods

      • Patti Kristjanson, Ann Waters-Bayer, Nancy Johnson, Annita Tipilda, Jemimah Njuki, Isabelle Baltenweck et al.
      Pages 209-233
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    7. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development

      • Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Julia A. Behrman, Lauren Pandolfelli, Amber Peterman, Agnes R. Quisumbing
      Pages 235-266
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  5. Gender and Markets: Moving Beyond the Farm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
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    3. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains

      • Ruth Vargas Hill, Marcella Vigneri
      Pages 315-341
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    4. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets

      • Jennie Dey de Pryck, Paola Termine
      Pages 343-370
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  6. Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 371-371
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About this book

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.
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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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Editors and Affiliations

  • Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Inst., Washington, USA

    Agnes R. Quisumbing

  • Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, USA

    Ruth Meinzen-Dick

  • The State of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural Development Economics Division, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy

    Terri L. Raney

  • Agricultural Development Economics Division, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy

    André Croppenstedt

  • Department of Sociology, New York University, New York, USA

    Julia A. Behrman

  • Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

    Amber Peterman

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gender in Agriculture

  • Book Subtitle: Closing the Knowledge Gap

  • Editors: Agnes R. Quisumbing, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Terri L. Raney, André Croppenstedt, Julia A. Behrman, Amber Peterman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8616-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8615-7Published: 14 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1737-1Published: 19 September 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8616-4Published: 29 April 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 444

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Published with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • Topics: Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Social Sciences, general, Gender Studies

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