Gender in Agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmerswomenlack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report's conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.

Summarizes women's contributions to agriculture and food security and the obstacles to their broader participation Draws on data at the micro, census and national levels Challenges conventional story lines on women in agriculture

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PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture.- 1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture.- PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.- 3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture.- 4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World's Food Do They Produce?- PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels.- 5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development.- 6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women.- 7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries.- 8. Rural Women's Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance.- 9. Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence.- 10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development.- 11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households.- PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm.- 12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps.- 13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains.- 14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets.- PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System.- 15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension.- 16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence.- 17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension.- Index.