Title: Empowering women through livelihoods orientated agricultural service provision : a consideration of evidence from Southern Africa

Authors: Charman, A.J.E.

Place: Helsinki

Publisher: United nations university. World institute for development economics research (UNU-WIDER)

Year: 2008

Series Title: WIDER research paper

Volume: 2008/01

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender Equity in Certified Chains

Keywords: gender equality, food security, small farms, sustainable agriculture, agricultural extension, social justice, malawi, zambia, zimbabwe, south africa

Abstract: The paper considers the impact of livelihoods oriented agricultural service provision for smallholder farmers on gender relationships and food security. It examines the democratization and liberalization of these services towards participatory, bottom-up approaches and related gender gains to women.

URL: https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/rp2008-01.pdf

Document type: E-article