Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?

Male outmigration, the globalization of agri-food systems, conflict, and pandemic human disease have all been linked to changes in rural economies, changes in women’s roles in the agricultural sector, and consequently to assertions that agriculture...

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Main Authors:	Slavchevska, Vanya, Kaaria, Susan, Taivalmaa, Sanna-Liisa
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	migration rural smallholders gender agriculture rural transformation labor force food production employment
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26807574/feminization-agriculture-context-rural-transformations-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25099

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spelling	okr-10986-250992021-05-25T08:52:00Z Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence? Slavchevska, Vanya Kaaria, Susan Taivalmaa, Sanna-Liisa migration rural smallholders gender agriculture rural transformation labor force food production employment Male outmigration, the globalization of agri-food systems, conflict, and pandemic human disease have all been linked to changes in rural economies, changes in women’s roles in the agricultural sector, and consequently to assertions that agriculture is “feminizing.” This review assesses the global evidence surrounding the feminization of agriculture. First, it proposes a number of indicators to track the feminization of agriculture, noting that although limited data exist for some of the indicators, efforts should be expanded to collect data for all of them to provide better diagnostics of women’s work in agriculture and their welfare. Next, it critically examines the factors that may lead to the feminization of agriculture and evaluates the empirical evidence on each factor worldwide. The review concludes by identifying policy imperatives based on the evidence on women’s roles in agriculture in the context of rural transformation 2016-09-29T19:48:23Z 2016-09-29T19:48:23Z 2016-12-16 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26807574/feminization-agriculture-context-rural-transformations-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25099 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Malawi Nepal Tajikistan
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spellingShingle	migration rural smallholders gender agriculture rural transformation labor force food production employment Slavchevska, Vanya Kaaria, Susan Taivalmaa, Sanna-Liisa Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
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description	Male outmigration, the globalization of agri-food systems, conflict, and pandemic human disease have all been linked to changes in rural economies, changes in women’s roles in the agricultural sector, and consequently to assertions that agriculture is “feminizing.” This review assesses the global evidence surrounding the feminization of agriculture. First, it proposes a number of indicators to track the feminization of agriculture, noting that although limited data exist for some of the indicators, efforts should be expanded to collect data for all of them to provide better diagnostics of women’s work in agriculture and their welfare. Next, it critically examines the factors that may lead to the feminization of agriculture and evaluates the empirical evidence on each factor worldwide. The review concludes by identifying policy imperatives based on the evidence on women’s roles in agriculture in the context of rural transformation
format	Working Paper
author	Slavchevska, Vanya Kaaria, Susan Taivalmaa, Sanna-Liisa
author_facet	Slavchevska, Vanya Kaaria, Susan Taivalmaa, Sanna-Liisa
author_sort	Slavchevska, Vanya
title	Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
title_short	Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
title_full	Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
title_fullStr	Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
title_full_unstemmed	Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?
title_sort	feminization of agriculture in the context of rural transformations : what is the evidence?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26807574/feminization-agriculture-context-rural-transformations-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25099
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Feminization of Agriculture in the Context of Rural Transformations : What is the Evidence?

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