Family farming and gendered division of labour on the move: a typology of farming-family configurations

Contzen, Sandra; Forney, Jérémie

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“…Starting from a constituent perspective of women's role in agriculture (Whatmore, 1994), this paper tried to demonstrate gender differenc-es in performing agricultural activity, in terms of aggregate business results and in terms of diversification, networking and ability of getting funded from rural policies. On the other side, this perspective may be considered a limit of the analysis, above all in some family contexts where women's activity is carried out under the male's influence, within a neomarxist vision of family relationships (Shortall, 2002;Contzen, Forney, 2017). Therefore, in future researches, family composition and the stage of life cycle should be included in the empirical analysis to acquire a more detailed picture of decision-making process in the family farm business owned by women, then evidencing eventual phenomena of collective family farming and co-preneurship (Dyer et al, 2013;Dyer, 2018).…”

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“…In this paper, we intend to follow a constituent perspective on female farming (Whatmore, 1994) where female manager take on strategies for developing farm business under the hypothesis of a "visible participation" (Little, Panelli, 2003) and of "willing reproduction" (Heather et al, 2005), where decision-making process is under women's responsibility. This may represent a limit of our analysis, in account of the male's predominance in decision-making processes in family farm business (Contzen and Forney, 2017).…”

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Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy

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Rosa³

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Gender differences in rural enterprise are a relevant field of analysis which calls for a deeper investiga-tion concerning key variables affecting farm’s performance and on the basis of gender. This paper tries to explore eventual gender gaps in the farms of Italy. Two variables are investigated: “Who” variable discriminate farm’s manager on the basis of gender under a constituent perspective of female entrepre-neurship. “Where” context is articulated in business, social and spatial context, with the aim of excavat-ing the multiple dimensions of farm entrepreneurship. In order to bring out the differences between male and female condominium farms in Italy, an econometric model was applied, with the aim of identifying context-related differences. The results confirm gender gaps related to farm performance, networking, diversification strategies and access to rural policies, by enlightening diverse paths of development in rural enterprises on the basis of explanatory variables. Therefore, adopted methodology reveals its utility in explaining gender gaps and addressing targeted policy implication at the beginning of a new program-ming era for the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU. ,, , Vecchio

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Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy

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Rosa³

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“…Les femmes s'installent plus tard que les hommes (31 vs 29 ans) et ont moins souvent suivi une formation agricole pour obtenir la Dotation Jeunes Agriculteurs (Laisney, 2012 (Contzen et Forney, 2017). Cette interaction avec les réseaux locaux catalyse des dynamiques en phase avec les attentes sociétales.…”

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Le travail en élevage et ses mutations

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Pour les éleveurs, la diversité des tâches, la liberté d'agir à sa guise, la proximité avec la nature et les animaux expliquent l'attrait, souvent passionné, pour une profession en constante mutation suite aux évolutions techniques et sociologiques. Les gains d'efficience et de productivité sont rognés par l'augmentation de la taille des structures et la charge de travail reste toujours importante. Aujourd'hui les éleveurs cherchent un meilleur équilibre vie privée/vie professionnelle, à préserver leur santé et une reconnaissance de leur rôle sociétal, ce qui implique des conditions de travail correctes et plus de sérénité au quotidien. L'automatisation et la robotisation demandent d'acquérir une maîtrise technologique mais apportent de la souplesse et permettent des gains de temps. Le développement du salariat et de la féminisation des chefs d'exploitation, modifient le rapport au métier et pourraient contribuer davantage au renouvellement des générations. Les préoccupations, environnementales et vis-à-vis du bien-être animal, suscitent des infléchissements, notamment agro-écologiques qui nécessitent de nouveaux apprentissages et des transitions toujours complexes. Les remises en cause, parfois frontales, de l'élevage côtoient des initiatives démontrant son utilité sociale comme pourvoyeur d’emplois, d’identité locale et de produits sains. La diversité dans les territoires des modèles d’élevage, les complémentarités entre eux et avec d'autres activités, agricoles ou non, ainsi que le renouvellement des outils de conseil sont autant de perspectives pour susciter le désir de « devenir éleveur ». Cet article présente, à la lumière des mutations sociales, sociétales et économiques, les questions en débat autour du travail et du métier des éleveurs.

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“…Certainly, provisions are made for the fact that the farmer cannot make the farm as she would wish, for her plans tend to be unsettled by unruly plants, diseases appearing against her will, machines breaking down despite careful maintenance, or the need to take into account financial implications (e.g., Stock and Forney ; Schewe and Stuart ; Suess‐Reyes and Fuetsch ). Provisions are also made for the fact that while it may be labelled ‘farmer decision‐making’, choices may be less the result of one individual’s rational reflection, but of deliberations between various family members (e.g., Danes and Lee ; Price and Evans ; Seuneke and Bock ; Contzen and Forney ; Chiswell ). And many studies point out how a broad range of societal structures constrain farmer agency, be it traditions and social norms that define the characteristics of a ‘good farmer’, the power of supermarkets or the food processing industry to impose certain practices, or the incentives offered by agricultural policies (e.g., Duram ; Morgan and Murdoch ; Burton ; Vanclay and Enticott ).…”

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Farming from a Process‐Relational Perspective: Making Openings for Change Visible

Darnhofer

2020

Sociologia Ruralis

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The theoretical debates in sociology have highlighted the strengths, but also the limitations of perspectives building on, anthropocentrism, essentialism, or structural determinism. One school of thought that strives to overcome such limitations is relational sociology. The aim of this article is to explore how a process-relational perspective can offer a new conceptual framework for farm-level studies in rural sociology. It is an invitation to view the world as a tissue of interactions, of dynamic and often unpredictable processes. By injecting a dose of new materialism and thereby extending agency to nonhumans, the liveliness of nature and technology is also taken into account. Yet, reconceptualising farming in relational terms is not just a theoretical but also a political project: it spurs different imaginations, making other worlds thinkable. This would enable to show everpresent openings for more socially just and environmentally friendly farming practices. Keywordsfarmer decision-making, post-humanism, new materialism, relational sociology Darnhofer

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Family farming and gendered division of labour on the move: a typology of farming-family configurations

Cited by 67 publications

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Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy

Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy

Le travail en élevage et ses mutations

Farming from a Process‐Relational Perspective: Making Openings for Change Visible

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