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DocumentThe gender and equity implications of land-related investments on land access and labour and income-generating opportunities - A case study of selected agricultural investments in Northern Tanzania
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2012Also available in:
No results found.This study investigates the gender dimensions of the socioeconomic outcomes of selected agricultural investments in Northern Tanzania. The report draws on a review of the literature and on field research conducted in 2011. Fieldwork mainly involved stakeholder interviews and focus groups discussions with investors, local farmers, outgrowers and wage workers involved with two private-sector companies – in horticulture and jatropha – and with group-based producer schemes organized with the assista nce of a member-based organization. The study’s findings indicate clearly that land-related agricultural investments do have gender-differentiated implications for labour and income generation opportunities for rural women and men, and for their access, use and control of land. This means that the governments and international organizations that are encouraging investments in agriculture need to specifically address gender and social equity concerns, and not just concerns of agricultural and eco nomic growth and productivity. The study identifies some good practices from a gender and equity perspective in the businesses examined and suggests some policy recommendations. -
Book (stand-alone)Rural and tribal women in agrobiodiversity conservation: an Indian case study 2002
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No results found.This publication examines the role of rural and tribal women as custodians of food plant genetic resources in three ecologically distinct and fragile regions in India. The growing awareness of the threat to food security from agrobiodiversity erosion has led to increased international recognition of the vital role of rural and indigenous people, especially women, in the conservation of food plant genetic resources. The study, conducted jointly with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation based in Chennai, India, is an attempt to understand gender differential roles, responsibilities, access and control over the resources of rural and tribal women in agrobiodiversity for better designing of plant genetic resource conservation programmes through local stewardship. It documents and analyses the advantages of the various practices used by women farmers who cultivate traditional paddy varieties and minor millets. -
Book (stand-alone)Education for rural development in Asia: experiences and policy lessons
FAO/UNESCO seminar , Bangkok, Thailand 5-7 november 2002
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No results found.This publication targets policy-makers and all those who are involved in education planning. This report is based on a multisectoral policy seminar organized by FAO and UNESCO in Bangkok, 5-7 November 2002, to discuss issues relating to education for rural development in Asia. The seminar addressed the role of education related to food security, rural labour and HIV/AIDS. It reviews current educational policies in rural Asia and offers policy suggestions for future actions.
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