Gender and Agricultural Development: Surveying the Field (Studies in Industry and Society; 8)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Agricultural planning and development are crucial to human survival, but they usually proceed without any consideration of the importance of gender issues at the production level. Although women have long been prime movers in agriculture, their contribution to the world's food supply has been largely ignored, and consequently their stake in development has been undermined. This book is both a resource guide and a review of major issues in gender and agriculture which demonstrates that recognizing the contribution of women to agricultural production is a necessary step in developmen...
ISBN(s)
0816515654, 9780816515653
