What works for women : proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and achieving food security
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Abstract:
What changes do we need to empower women smallholders and achieve food security? This question has been asked repeatedly over the past several decades, but transformative changes in both public policy and practice have been few and far between. In this context, nine international development agencies have produced this briefing to share the lessons learned based on their experience of promoting gender equality and working with women smallholders and rural women over many decades. This paper concludes with a number of recommendations for policy makers on measures to help close the gender gap in agriculture.
Note:
This backgrounder was inspired by the presentations and discussions at the Roundtable on “Food Security and Gender. Approaches that work for women smallholder farmers”
Authors:
Tripathi, R.
,
Chung, Y.B.
,
Deering, K.
,
Saracini, N.
,
Willoughby, R.
,
Wills, O.
,
Mikhail, M.
,
Warburton, H.
,
Jayasinghe, D.
,
Rafanomezana, J.
,
Churm, M.
Category:
Policy
Keywords:
agriculture
,
empowerment
,
gender
,
women
Language:
eng
Organization:
ActionAid Nederland
PAGE:
19
Place:
Johannesburg [etc.]
Publisher:
ActionAid International [etc.]
Year:
2012
Right:
© 2012 ActionAid
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Title:
What works for women : proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and achieving food security