Gender and the Agricultural Innovation System in Rural Afghanistan: Barriers and Bridges

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2011-08

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The presentation outlines research that examined gender dynamics in order to identify the impediments to greater involvement of women in a full range of production from farm to market. The study mapped the agricultural innovation system in three value chains: Grape/Raisin, Almond, and Saffron production. The larger technical report “Gender and the agricultural innovation system in rural Afghanistan; barriers and bridges” can be found here http://hdl.handle.net/10625/49027

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GENDER ROLES, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS, AFGHANISTAN, VALUE CHAINS, SAFFRON, ALMONDS, SOUTH ASIA

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