Keepers of seed : the impact of the ‘Green Revolution’ in Africa on female farmers

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dc.contributor.authorAustin-Evelyn, Katherine
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-29T15:21:45Z
dc.date.available2013-11-29T15:21:45Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.description.abstractMany visions for agricultural development are not drawn up by African voices, nor take into account developing countries’ experience with the first Green Revolution. Rural women in Africa produce 80% of the food, yet own 1% of the land, receive 7%of the agricultural extension services and less than 10% of the credit given to small-scale farmers. This paper scrutinizes the marginalization of women through neglect of women’s agricultural knowledge systems, and the support of programs that focus instead on cash crops. There are promising developments to address these structural issues from within the women’s farming movement itself.en
dc.format.extent1 digital file (4 p.)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52218
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherConsultancy Africa Intelligence (CAI)en
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTIONen
dc.subjectWOMEN IN AGRICULTUREen
dc.subjectFOOD SOVEREIGNTYen
dc.subjectGENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDSen
dc.subjectAFRICAen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectSEED COLLECTIONen
dc.titleKeepers of seed : the impact of the ‘Green Revolution’ in Africa on female farmersen
dc.typeMedia Articleen
idrc.copyright.holderConsultancy Africa Intelligence (Pty) Ltd
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106342001
idrc.project.number106342
idrc.project.titlePromoting Rural Income from Sustainable Aquaculture through Social Learning in Sri Lanka (CIFSRF)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-638-4
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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