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Gender, Social Equity and Innovations in Smallholder Farming Systems: Pitfalls and Pathways

Year: 2016

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Development processes, economic growth and agricultural modernization affect women and men in different ways and have not been gender neutral. Women are highly involved in agriculture, but their contribution tends to be undervalued and overseen. Sustainable agricultural innovations may include trade-offs and negative side-effects for women and men, or different social groups, depending on the intervention type and local context. Promising solutions are often technology-focused and not necessarily developed with consideration of gender and social disparity aspects. This paper presents cases of gender and social equity trade-offs related to the promotion and diffusion of improved technologies for agricultural development.The analysis is followed by a discussion of opportunities and pathways for mitigating potential trade-offs.

Source: Springer eBooks

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25718-1_11

Author: Tina D. Beuchelt

Institution: University of Bonn

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung