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In feminist economics, the feminization of agriculture refers to the measurable increase of women's participation in the agricultural sector, particularly in the developing world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The phenomenon started during the 1960s with increasing shares over time.
Agriculture is a way of life for the majority of India's population; based on 2011 World Bank data, only 17.5% of India's gross domestic product (GDP) is accounted for by agricultural production. Women are an important but often overlooked population involved in India's agricultural production—they represent the majority of the agricultural ...
Women and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Women in agriculture in China; Women in agriculture in India; Women, Food and Agriculture Network; Women's Defence Relief Corps; Women's Land Army; Working For Gardeners Association
Sara Berry successfully managing her family's 5,000 acre plantation. The "classical" farm gender roles in the United States, although varying somewhat from region to region, were generally based on a division of labor in which men participated in "field" tasks (animal care, plowing, harvesting crops, using farm machinery, etc.), while most women participated primarily in "farmhouse" tasks ...
The role of women's empowerment on agricultural development in Malawi. 2011. University of Reading Master's Thesis submitted to Graduate Institute of International and Applied Economics; Pala, A.O. Women’s access to land and their role in agriculture and decision-making on the farm: experiences of the Joluo of Kenya. 1983. Journal of Eastern ...
Women were historically rarely farm owners in agriculture in the United Kingdom, [1] but the number who own or lease farms is rising rapidly in the 21st century; by 2013 there were 25,000. [2] A 2014 survey by Farmers Weekly showed that 59% of women felt that agriculture was at least as good as other industries in equal opportunities for women
Younger farming women were considered more independent than in previous generations. [17] In 1996, a school called the Ladies Farm School (Redīsu Fāmu Sukūru) was formed in Hokkaido to train women to become "emancipated farming ladies". [18] The school was created to train women about agriculture and to draw women into rural areas. [19]
The term has also been applied to other phenomena, including increasing shares of women in the agricultural workforce, male outmigration from rural areas, decreasing women's opportunities in agricultural productivity, and lower rural pay due to skill exclusions. [19] Activists have argued that the trend is dangerous and leads to food insecurity ...