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Rural womens access to land in Latin America

Year of publication 2000

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Latin America, there are approximately 60 million rural women who work more than 12 hours per day to ensure the subsistence of their families. Some statistics show that they generate approximately 48 percent of the family income in the region. In the course of a day, numerous and varied activities are carried out by women in rural economies. Although socially only their role in the reproductive sphere is recognized, they play a decisive part in agricultural production and fo od security. For example, women tend to the kitchen garden and the animals, they sow, harvest, process food, market produce, cook, look after and educate their children, etc. In addition, many participate in the seasonal or permanent wage-earning labour force of commercial agriculture or are occupied as merchants or artisans in the informal sector.

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