Feminization Trends in Agriculture: Theoretical Remarks and Empirical Findings from Germany

Inhetveen, Heide; Schmitt, Mathilde

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“…The lack of opportunities among females may also contribute to the differences in knowledge on agroecology between males and females ( Table 1 ). According to Inhetveen et al [ 55 ] and Yan et al [ 53 ], women play a critical role in agricultural production and management in developing countries, producing up to 80 % of food and accounting for half of global food production, it is therefore critical to promote their economic rights, adjust policy propaganda, and balance their economic and social development on a local or regional scale. It is expected that the majority of our respondents have only a few years of urban farming experience, given that urban farming in Southeast Asia is still relatively new, limited, and scattered [ 56 ], and that it has historically been difficult to support the expansion of urban agriculture in cities due to its low economic viability [ 57 ].…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of farmers towards urban agroecology in Malaysia

Noor Azmi,

Ng,

Masud

et al. 2024

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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of farmers towards urban agroecology in Malaysia

Noor Azmi,

Ng,

Masud

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“…In short, women play an important role in agricultural labour supply, land distribution, food production, and other fields [13][14][15]. However, despite this important role in agriculture, in many developing countries, women still lack opportunities to participate in cooperative organizations [16], and they are also frequently ignored by policies [17]. In addition, the feminization of agriculture has emerged as a trend in some developed countries.…”

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“…In addition, the feminization of agriculture has emerged as a trend in some developed countries. For example, in 2001, the percentage of full-time workers in the German agricultural sector who were women increased from 36% to 44%, and female representation in part-time agricultural jobs increased from 60% to 65% [17], which definitively shows the trend of feminization in Germany. The feminization of agriculture is mainly due to two effects: the "suction" generated by the high demand for labour in the urban industrial and commercial sectors and the "push" generated by the surplus of labour in the rural agricultural sector.…”

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Feminization of Agriculture: Do Female Farmers Have Higher Expectations for the Value of Their Farmland?—Empirical Evidence from China

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An individual’s expectations for the value of farmland are a manifestation of his or her awareness of farmland rights and interests. Differences between male and female farmers in their use of farmland, employment, education, and rights protection may ultimately lead to differences in the evaluation of land value between the two groups. Clarifying such gender differences in the valuation of farmland and the reasons for them is of great significance for the formulation of policies and scientific research in areas such as the protection of rural women’s rights, nonagricultural employment, and land transfer. In the context of the global “feminization of agriculture”, we start with individuals’ psychological expectations for the value of farmland. We use data on farmland from the 2015 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) and estimate an OLS regression model. The moderating effects model identifies the impact of gender differences on such expectations and the underlying mechanism. We find that (1) rural female farmers’ psychological expectations for the value of farmland are much lower than those of males due to their disadvantages in receiving information through policy publicization and their greater willingness to transfer into nonagricultural employment, and (2), according to the heterogeneity analysis, better educated female farmers and those living in areas with greater economic and social development expect farmland to be more valuable. These conclusions show that female farmers are currently less aware of their economic rights in rural China than male farmers, and that education, policy propaganda, and economic and social underdevelopment hinder their awareness of women’s rights. We propose policy suggestions to ensure women’s educational rights, promote the adjustment of the industrial structure and of policy propaganda, and balance regional economic and social development.

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“…In addition, in some developed countries, agricultural feminization has become a trend. For example, in 2001, the proportion of women as full-time workers in the German agricultural sector increased from 36 to 44%, and the proportion of women in part-time agricultural work increased from 60 to 65% (Inhetveen and Schmitt, 2017), which clearly indicates the trend of feminization in Germany.…”

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The effect and mechanism of farmland transfer on the multidimensional relative poverty of rural women

Li,

Zheng,

Zheng

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Introduction: Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, China has made significant progress in poverty reduction in rural areas. China’s land system is different from that of other countries in the world because of its special national conditions and the influence of small farmers in large countries. The rural female labor force is the key force to reduce rural poverty and realize rural revitalization.Methods: This paper attempts to construct a multidimensional relative poverty measurement index system for rural women and estimates the multidimensional relative poverty of the rural female labor force using the data of China Family Panel Studies in 2018. This paper also uses propensity score matching to estimate the correlation between rural land transfer and rural female poverty.Results and discussion: Based on the aforementioned conclusions, this paper puts forward relevant policy suggestions from two aspects: encouraging the rational and effective transfer of agricultural land and breaking the inherent gender order 1) to encourage the rational and effective circulation of agricultural land, so as to reduce the degree of fragmentation and promote the appropriate scale management of contiguous plots; 2) to break the inherent gender order, so as to achieve the improvement of women’s economic income, and the alleviation of multidimensional relative poverty, so as to alleviate the poverty of families.

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Feminization Trends in Agriculture: Theoretical Remarks and Empirical Findings from Germany

Cited by 5 publications

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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of farmers towards urban agroecology in Malaysia

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of farmers towards urban agroecology in Malaysia

Feminization of Agriculture: Do Female Farmers Have Higher Expectations for the Value of Their Farmland?—Empirical Evidence from China

The effect and mechanism of farmland transfer on the multidimensional relative poverty of rural women

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