Women’s empowerment and gender equity in agriculture: A different perspective from Southeast Asia

Akter, Sonia; Rutsaert, Pieter; Luis, Joyce; Htwe, Nyo Me; San, Su Su; Raharjo, Budi; Pustika, Arlyna Budi

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.05.003

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“…Indonesia has diverse perspectives in relation to viewing women's roles and positions within society. Previous studies in this topic included [19] those which wrote that women are basically actors in culture by pointing out that Minangkabau women are actors playing crucial roles to preserve culture, including local knowledge found within. The Ammatoa Ilalang Embaya community also demonstrates respect towards women's values and dignity by avoiding all forms of violence toward women based on Pasanga teachings [20].…”

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Kaili Women

Ahdiah¹

2018

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Postgraduate School Universitas Airlangga : "Implementation of Climate Change A

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-The focus of the study is to illustrate the cultural values which guide society to enhance human resources (HR), especially for women. The research is essential to demonstrate the diversity, wealth, and power of Indonesian culture in terms of women's position from society's perspectives. This research studies Kaili women, a native ethnic in Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It aims to show the meaning, structure, and essence of Kaili women based on cultural values as their possessed resources. Furthermore, it applies the qualitative method and phenomenology approach. Based on the research findings obtained by examining the cultural values of the Kaili, they uphold a myth which perceives women (mombine) as creatures descending from the sky to the Earth (to manuru) as partners of strong men (tomalanggai) who have settled on Earth; thus, it makes Kaili women hold a respectable position in Palu society. In the daily life of Kaili families, women are assigned some tasks to preserve and guard family properties and heirlooms (tina nu mbara-mbara). Finally, based on the research findings, there are two aspects to draw the conclusion from: (1) human resources' quality that can be enhanced through the comprehension of culture and society; (2) and through cultural value comprehension, gender balance can be solidly made within a broader field.

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confidence: 99%

Kaili Women

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2018

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“…Household food security and agricultural productivity are also directly impacted by the level of empowerment experienced by women; with food security scores increasing in correlation with empowerment scores (Akter et al 2017, Sraboni et al, 2014.…”

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Malnutrition in women and children in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world with 33% of <5 children underweight and 36% stunted (NIPORT 2014). Imbalanced diet and inappropriate feeding practices are the major determinants of child undernutrition. Poverty, low income, and price hikes restrict poor families from accessing sufficient and diversified nutritious foods, which leads to their food and nutrition insecurity (Ghose 2014). To generate positive impacts on nutritional outcomes, agricultural interventions require more focus on nutrition and need to be linked to nutrition specific interventions (Haselow et al 2016). Improving homestead fruit and vegetable production integrating with enhanced communications about nutrition would lead to improved dietary diversity and nutritional status of children (Mulmi 2017). Combining agriculture with behaviour change communication and nutrition-sensitive interventions would improve diet and feeding quality to reduce child undernutrition. Such integrated intervention requires rigorous design and implementation strategy to generate an impact.This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention package that combines nutrition-specific (nutrition counselling) and nutrition-sensitive (counselling and support for agriculture, and unconditional cash transfers) delivered on a mobile phone platform for improving maternal and child feeding behaviours among low-income families in rural Bangladesh. We conducted a mixed-methods feasibility study. The intervention included counselling on homestead gardening techniques and infant feeding by agriculture and nutrition workers using smartphone apps. Women received weekly individual counselling at home and group counselling fortnightly. Each participating woman received an unconditional monthly incentive of BDT 1200 cash transfer through a mobile banking system called bKash. The intervention took place for 6 months. We collected data through in-depth interviews and a cross sectional surveys of the participants and their family members.The women were interested in both agriculture and nutrition counselling and understood the messages clearly.They established homestead garden of seasonal vegetables successfully that included preparing beds, planting seedlings, nurturing the plans, and harvesting. Seasonal rainfall and damage by hens and ducks were major challenges but most of the families were able to find a solution. Most of the women preferred to consume own produced vegetables and spending the cash provided on purchasing nutritious foods such as fruits, egg, and milk for their children as advised in the counselling. The project implementation staff and the bKash agent did not report any difficulties in using the mobile banking system for cash transfer. Combining nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions is a feasible and acceptable approach to the community to improve maternal and infant feeding practices. Using mobile phone technologies can provide additional benefit for the intervention to rea...

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“…The most significant areas where gender inequality exists in agriculture are in regard to access to and control over resources and income [9]. Beginning with land, women typically lack statutory land rights or merely own relatively small plots of land due to patriarchal land systems [10].…”

Section: Gender Inequalities In Agriculturementioning

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Gender and Agricultural Practice in Developing Countries: Literature Review

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2019

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Aims: This paper reviews the body of evidence on gender and agriculture and gender and enterprise (including farm enterprise) development in developing countries. Results: The resurgence of interest on the influence of gender and its subsequent mainstreaming into social and economic programmes and in particular, agricultural policy and practice, is largely a development of the 1990s and beyond. The extant body of literature on gender and agriculture is dominated by the liberal feminist construction that women are the disadvantaged group regarding resources such as time, assets (particularly land and credit) and household burden,Agricultural development would be facilitated if both men and women have equal access to resources for use in agricultural work. Conclusion: There is no unique pathway for bringing this about nor are there singular notions of success. Indeed, gender issues should be integrated into the agricultural enterprise from the beginning on the back of broad-based needs assessment schemes. Recommendation: The range of gender issues requiring intervention should include progressive identification and systematic dismantling of socio-cultural, ideological, institutional and legal barriers to equal participation of men and women in agricultural enterprise, orientating and skilling extension workers on gender issues and developing women and men cadre in extension services to cater to the specific needs of each gender and creating equal opportunities in education, employment and politics taking account of the realities of both gender.

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Women’s empowerment and gender equity in agriculture: A different perspective from Southeast Asia

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