Gebundenes Buch

Women and smallholder farming

Addressing global inequities in agriculture

Herausgeber: Sachs, Emerita Carolyn; Castellanos, Paige

Beschreibung

This book will highlight the day-to-day challenges faced by women smallholders in regions such as Africa, Asia and South America, whilst also considering how key stakeholders across the agri-food supply chain can support, empower and sufficiently compensate women smallholder farmers for their contribution to agriculture.

Autor

Dr Carolyn Sachs is Professor Emerita of Rural Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. She serves on an expert panel to the United Nations Programme on Gender, Water and Sanitation and is involved in several extension and outreach programmes, including the Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network (PAWAgN), in which she provides agricultural, entrepreneurship and leadership training. Dr Paige Castellanos is Senior Manager of Gender Justice and Inclusion at Oxfam America, USA. Before moving into her new role in 2022, Dr Castellanos was previously Director for the Gender Equity through Agriculture Research and Education (GEARE) Initiative at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. From 2016-2019, Dr Castellanos acted as Project Manager for the Women in Agriculture Network (WAgN): Honduras - a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve women's participation in the horticulture value chain in Honduras.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 594
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 999g
• ISBN-13: 9781801468053
• ISBN-10: 1801468052
• Artikelnr.: 69719650