Gender Analysis in Agriculture : Grassroot Realities
Contents: Preface. Our contributors. 1. Why gender still matters in development: sameness and difference in the global context/Suzzane Clisby. 2. Gender analysis framework and tools/B.N. Sadangi and Abha Singh. 3. Productive resources and gender inequality/Anupama Arora and Sudershan Mehta. 4. Mainstreaming gender in agriculture in Meghalaya/Puspita Das. 5. Gender livelihood pattern among different farming systems of Haryana/Indu Grover, Nishi Sethi and Rukmani. 6. Inter-gender impact of modernization in agriculture (paddy crop)/Kanta Sabharwal and Sushma Kaushik. 7. Inter-gender analysis of dairy farming in Himachal Pradesh/Promila Kanwar. 8. Intergender access and control over productive resources employment and constraints of members of dairy cooperatives/Punam K. Yadav and Indu Grover. 9. Agriculture in Assam: an intra gender analysis/Manoshi Baruah Deka, Manju Dutta Das, Rekha Moni Saikia and Sangeeta Bora Saikia. 10. Gender differentiation in the information needs and problems regarding vegetable cultivation in Punjab/Rajinder Kaur Kalra, Manmeet Kaur and Amandeep Kaur. 11. Gender analysis in agriculture and NTFP (Non-Timber Forest Produce) collection -- a study in Orissa/Puspita Das. 12. Presticide use and female agricultural laborers: a review/N. Nakkeeran. 13. Impact of trainings imparted under central sector scheme women in agriculture/Akanksha and Nishi Sethi. 14. Farmers’ suicide, an agrarian crisis and widow’s woe: can survivors of suicide be considered disaster victims?/Chhaya Datar. 15. Self Help Group approach and empowerment: a gender perspective/Preeti Sharma and Shashi Kanta Varma. 16. Gender analysis: involvement and implements used in cotton cultivation/Sangeeta Sharma and Nishi Sethi. 17. Gender based occupational health hazards in different farming systems of Haryana/Indu Grover and Nishi Sethi. Index.
The book Gender Analysis in Agriculture : Grassroot Realities is a compilation of research studies covering a wide gamut of gender analysis and gender roles in agriculture viz. access and control of farm resources, gender roles, employment of women, ownership of resources, wage differentials, agrarian crisis and management, multiple work load and occupational health hazards, etc. along with in depth analysis of inter-gender relationships and interventions.
The book is a novel attempt to understand gender inequalities, gender needs, prospects and problems in agriculture and allied sectors. It has several papers from eminent gender scientists and scholars working in various reputed universities on different aspects of gender studies. These papers are a reflection of processes, methods, research outputs, impact of programmes, recommendations and strategies on gender and agricultural development. At the same time interdependent relationship, working patterns, social perceptions, lacuna in acquiring technical know how, access ad control to productive resources and inter gender variation in agriculture are presented in the book through research studies and in-depth discussion.
The book Gender Analysis in Agriculture : Grassroot Realities is a compilation of research studies covering a wide gamut of gender analysis and gender roles in agriculture viz. access and control of farm resources, gender roles, employment of women, ownership of resources, wage differentials, agrarian crisis and management, multiple work load and occupational health hazards, etc. along with in depth analysis of inter-gender relationships and interventions.
The book is a novel attempt to understand gender inequalities, gender needs, prospects and problems in agriculture and allied sectors. It has several papers from eminent gender scientists and scholars working in various reputed universities on different aspects of gender studies. These papers are a reflection of processes, methods, research outputs, impact of programmes, recommendations and strategies on gender and agricultural development. At the same time interdependent relationship, working patterns, social perceptions, lacuna in acquiring technical know how, access ad control to productive resources and inter gender variation in agriculture are presented in the book through research studies and in-depth discussion.
