Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity

Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in Timor-Leste, with more than 80 percent of households engaged in at least minor farming work, with 70 percent of farmers over the age of 401. Despite its leading role in the livelihoods of Timorese households, the agricultural sector has not fulfill...

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Main Authors:	Gavalyugova, Dimitria, Caminha, Sunita, Verdial, Teresa, Perova, Elizaveta
Format:	Brief
Language:	Tetum
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB GENDER GAP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE FARMERS CASH CROP PRODUCTION EMPOWERMENT FARMING TOOLS LITERACY LABOR MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/276321544729561229/Women-Farmers-in-Timor-Leste-Bridging-the-Gender-Gap-in-Agricultural-Productivity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31488

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spelling	okr-10986-314882021-05-25T10:54:37Z Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity Gavalyugova, Dimitria Caminha, Sunita Verdial, Teresa Perova, Elizaveta EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB GENDER GAP AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE FARMERS CASH CROP PRODUCTION EMPOWERMENT FARMING TOOLS LITERACY LABOR MARKET Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in Timor-Leste, with more than 80 percent of households engaged in at least minor farming work, with 70 percent of farmers over the age of 401. Despite its leading role in the livelihoods of Timorese households, the agricultural sector has not fulfilled its potential and cereal yields in Timor-Leste are among the lowest in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region. This is a direct barrier in the country’s efforts to achieve its National Development Strategy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 2019-04-02T20:30:05Z 2019-04-02T20:30:05Z 2018-11 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/276321544729561229/Women-Farmers-in-Timor-Leste-Bridging-the-Gender-Gap-in-Agricultural-Productivity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31488 Tetum East Asia and Pacific Gender Policy Brief;No. 4 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Timor-Leste
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description	Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in Timor-Leste, with more than 80 percent of households engaged in at least minor farming work, with 70 percent of farmers over the age of 401. Despite its leading role in the livelihoods of Timorese households, the agricultural sector has not fulfilled its potential and cereal yields in Timor-Leste are among the lowest in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region. This is a direct barrier in the country’s efforts to achieve its National Development Strategy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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author	Gavalyugova, Dimitria Caminha, Sunita Verdial, Teresa Perova, Elizaveta
author_facet	Gavalyugova, Dimitria Caminha, Sunita Verdial, Teresa Perova, Elizaveta
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title	Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
title_short	Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
title_full	Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
title_fullStr	Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
title_full_unstemmed	Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity
title_sort	women farmers in timor-leste : bridging the gender gap in agricultural productivity
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/276321544729561229/Women-Farmers-in-Timor-Leste-Bridging-the-Gender-Gap-in-Agricultural-Productivity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31488
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Women Farmers in Timor-Leste : Bridging the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity

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