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
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26807574/feminization-agriculture-context-rural-transformations-evidence
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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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topic migration
rural smallholders
gender
agriculture
rural transformation
labor force
food production
employment
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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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Nepal
Tajikistan
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
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