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Author:   Jemimah Njuki ,  John Parkins (University of Alberta, Canada) ,  Amy Kaler (University of Alberta, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781138680418

ISBN 10:   1138680419
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   20 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Introduction Jemimah Njuki, John Parkins, Amy Kaler, and Sara Ahmed Part 1: Measuring Gender Relations and Women’s Empowerment 1. Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Addressing the Multidimensional Nature of Gender Dynamics in Agriculture Maureen Miruka, Jemimah Njuki, Laurie Starr, Elizabeth Kruger, and Emily Hillenbrand Part 2: From Measurement to Action 2. From Capture to Culture: Space for Mainstreaming Women in Coastal Aquaculture Development in Sri Lanka Tim Dejager and Chamila Jayasinghe 3. Gender and Labour Efficiency in Finger Millet Production in Nepal Rachana Devkota, Kamal Khadka, Hom Gartaula, Asis Shrestha, Swikar Karki, Kirit Patel, and Pashupati Chaudhary 4. Teach a Woman to Fish: Encountering Empowerment in Community Fish Farming in Eastern India Rajakishor Mahana and Durairaja Ramulu Part 3: Placing Gender in Local Institutional Contexts 5. Coffee Ceremonies, Gender, and Food Security in Two Ethiopian Villages JoAnn Jaffe and Amy Kaler 6. A Missed Opportunity for Research and Development Interventions: Gender and the Forest Food Trade in Urban Cameroon Lauren Q. Sneyd 7. Gender and Innovation in Peru’s Native Potato Market Chains Silvia Sarapura Escobar, Helen Hambly Odame, and Graham Thiele Part 4: Approaches to Transforming Gender Relations 8. From Gender Analysis to Transforming Gender Norms: Using Empowerment Pathways to Enhance Gender Equity and Food Security in Tanzania Alessandra Galiè and Paula Kantor 9. Gender Transformative Approaches with Socially and Environmentally Vulnerable Groups: Indigenous Fishers of the Bolivian Amazon Alison E. Macnaughton, Tiffanie K. Rainville, Claudia I. Coca Méndez, Elaine M. Ward, John Wojciechowski, and Joachim Carolsfeld 10. ""Doing Jenda Deliberatively"" in a Participatory Agriculture-Nutrition Project in Malawi Rachel Bezner Kerr, Esther Lupafya, Lizzie Shumba, Laifolo Dakishoni, Rodgers Msachi, Anita Chitaya, Paul Nkhonjera, Mwapi Mkandawire, Tinkani Gondwe, and Esther Maona 11. Gendered Technology Adoption and Household Food Security in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya Esther Njuguna, Leigh Brownhill, Esther Kihoro, Lutta Muhammad, and Gordon M. Hickey Conclusion: Enhancing Analysis and Action in Transforming Agriculture and Food Systems Jemimah Njuki, John Parkins, and Amy Kaler"

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Jemimah Njuki is a senior program officer in the Agriculture and Food Security program at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), based in Nairobi, Kenya. John R. Parkins is a professor in the Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada. Amy Kaler is a professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Canada.

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