Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook

Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. In many parts of the world, women are the main farmers or producers, but their rol...

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Main Authors:	World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESSIBILITY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ANIMAL PRODUCTION AQUACULTURE ARMED FORCES ASSET OWNERSHIP AUTOMATIC TELLER BANK ALTERNATIVE BANKS BIASES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CODES OF CONDUCT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORRUPTION COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT CREDIT ASSOCIATION CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISASTER RECOVERY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECOLOGY ECONOMIC ACCESS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMICS EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL ACCESS EXPENDITURE EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FARMS FEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISHERIES FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER BUDGET GENDER BUDGET INITIATIVES GENDER BUDGETING GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS GENDER EQUITY GENDER FOCUS GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER IMPACT GENDER INDICATORS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVES GENDER POLICIES GENDER POLICY GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER TARGETING GENDER UNIT GENDER UNITS GRASSROOTS WOMEN GREATER ACCESS GROUPS OF PEOPLE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN RIGHT HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGER IDS IMPACT ASSESSMENTS INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITY INCOMES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INDIGENOUS WOMEN INEQUALITY INFORMAL WORKER INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABORERS LABOUR ORGANIZATION LACK OF ACCESS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RIGHTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE LIMITED ACCESS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOAN LOAN PRODUCTS MAINSTREAMING GENDER MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MFI MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROINSURANCE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PEACE PEOPLES PLANT BREEDING PLANT PRODUCTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POOR ACCESS POOR WOMEN POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL WOMEN PROMOTION OF WOMEN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PROTECTION MEASURES RAPE REFUGEES REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN RESEARCH SYSTEMS RIGHTS FOR WOMEN RISK MANAGEMENT ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL WOMEN SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS PRODUCTS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOIL FERTILITY SOILS SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF FUNDS SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE FACILITATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS UNIFEM UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN VILLAGE VULNERABLE GROUP WAGE LABORERS WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY WOMAN WOMEN ENTERPRISE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN STUDENTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9953789/gender-agriculture-sourcebook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6603

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Summary:	Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. In many parts of the world, women are the main farmers or producers, but their roles remain largely unrecognized. The 2008 World development report: agriculture for development highlights the vital role of agriculture in sustainable development and its importance in achieving the millennium development goal of halving by 2015 the share of people suffering from extreme poverty and hunger. Climate change and rising food prices are reminders of the need to focus on food security and agriculture for development; and the material presented in the gender in agriculture sourcebook suggests that accounting for the different roles of women and men and gender equality in access to resources and opportunities is a necessary condition for doing so. This sourcebook is a particularly timely resource. It combines descriptive accounts of national and international experience in investing in agriculture with practical operational guidance on to how to design agriculture for development strategies that capitalize effectively on the unique properties of agricultural growth and rural development involving women and men as a high-impact source of poverty reduction. It looks at gender equality and women's empowerment, and the associated principles have the potential to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of millions of rural poor.

Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook

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