Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Women and Agricultural Technology: Experiences in international and national research
Author: Potential for Impact
Author: International Livestock Centre for AfricaPublisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN: 9789290532019
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publications of the International Agricultural Research and Development Centers
Author: Publisher: IRRI
ISBN: 9711042169
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Cracking the code
Author: UNESCOPublisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231002333
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.
Gender, Agriculture and Agrarian Transformations
Author: Carolyn E. SachsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429763816
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This book presents research from across the globe on how gender relationships in agriculture are changing. In many regions of the world, agricultural transformations are occurring through increased commodification, new value-chains, technological innovations introduced by CGIAR and other development interventions, declining viability of small-holder agriculture livelihoods, male out-migration from rural areas, and climate change. This book addresses how these changes involve fluctuations in gendered labour and decision making on farms and in agriculture and, in many places, have resulted in the feminization of agriculture at a time of unprecedented climate change. Chapters uncover both how women successfully innovate and how they remain disadvantaged when compared to men in terms of access to land, labor, capital and markets that would enable them to succeed in agriculture. Building on case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia, the book interrogates how new agricultural innovations from agricultural research, new technologies and value chains reshape gender relations. Using new methodological approaches and intersectional analyses, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agriculture, gender, sustainable development and environmental studies more generally.
Women and Agricultural Technology: Analyses and conclusions
Author: Agricultural Engineering
Author: Vincent A. DoddPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789061919803
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
A broad coverage of basic & applied research projects dealing with the application of engineering principles to both food production & processing. Land and water use; Agricultural buildings; Agricultural mechanisation; Power & processing; Management & ergonomics. About 450 papers from over 50 countries worlwide.
Gender and Agricultural Development
Author: Helen Kreider HendersonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816548072
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Agricultural planning and development are crucial to human survival, but they usually proceed without any consideration of the importance of gender issues at the production level. Although women have long been prime movers in agriculture, their contribution to the world's food supply has been largely ignored, and consequently their stake in development has been undermined. This book is both a resource guide and a review of major issues in gender and agriculture which demonstrates that recognizing the contribution of women to agricultural production is a necessary step in development planning. It presents relevant information and research literature regarding women's roles in agriculture in a consolidated and accessible format, offering insights into how the inclusion or exclusion of appropriate information at the planning stage can have an impact during implementation. It also provides guidelines for locating information on gender-related agricultural issues and incorporating it into development planning, research, and training. The literature reviewed not only calls attention to the work women do in order to improve their access to technology and training but also challenges existing development paradigms. The issues discussed present women's experiences and local knowledge and allude to gender and class inequities that farming women face. Each chapter is intended to help the reader address major gender issues in a specific subject in order to access relevant information and thereby better design and implement appropriate agricultural planning and policies. By synthesizing twenty years of international research, Gender and Agricultural Development provides an effective tool for development practitioners to use in training programs or surveys in order to ensure the appropriate collection of gender disaggregated data and for educators to integrate gender issues into courses dealing with social aspects of agricultural systems. Its findings are presented in such a way as to allow them to be easily incorporated into innovative planning for more sustainable and equitable agricultural policies.
Gender, Information Technology, and Developing Countries
Author: Nancy J. HafkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Digital divide
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Realizing Africa's Rice Promise
Author: Marco C S WopereisPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845938127
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
At a time when Africa's food security stands threatened, Realizing Africa's Rice Promise provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research and recommendations for dealing with future challenges. With contributions from the key scientists working on rice in Africa, this volume addresses policy, genetic diversity and improvement, sustainable productivity enhancement, innovations and value chains. The book is useful for researchers, policy makers, agricultural ministries, donors, regional and sub-regional organizations, non-governmental development organizations and universities.