A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan
A clear consensus has emerged that innovations are important for adapting to drought and overcoming other biophysical limitations in smallholder farming systems; however, women are notably marginalized from agricultural innovations. We examine whether and how gendered roles and responsibilities shap...
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| author | Najjar, Dina Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson Devkota, Rachana Abderrahim, Bentaibi |
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| description | A clear consensus has emerged that innovations are important for adapting to drought and overcoming other biophysical limitations in smallholder farming systems; however, women are notably marginalized from agricultural innovations. We examine whether and how gendered roles and responsibilities shape the adoption and usage of improved wheat varieties and simultaneously uncover opportunities to address and lessen gender-based differences in agricultural innovations. The field data were collected using snowball sampling from seven communities (three in Morocco and four in Uzbekistan) among 574 farmers (half men and half women) of different generations, genders, social statuses, and social classes. Our findings demonstrate how the complex interactions of biophysical constraints, intra-household (spousal and kinship) relations, and the broader macro-level political economy of agriculture converge to influence different identities of women and men farmers’ wheat production and processing practices. We argue that without focusing on the socio-cultural factors affecting agriculture, new seed varieties alone cannot address the multifaceted problems confronting farmers in all parts of the world. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1320382026-01-15T02:14:26Z A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan Najjar, Dina Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson Devkota, Rachana Abderrahim, Bentaibi innovation wheat technology adoption wheat feminist political ecology A clear consensus has emerged that innovations are important for adapting to drought and overcoming other biophysical limitations in smallholder farming systems; however, women are notably marginalized from agricultural innovations. We examine whether and how gendered roles and responsibilities shape the adoption and usage of improved wheat varieties and simultaneously uncover opportunities to address and lessen gender-based differences in agricultural innovations. The field data were collected using snowball sampling from seven communities (three in Morocco and four in Uzbekistan) among 574 farmers (half men and half women) of different generations, genders, social statuses, and social classes. Our findings demonstrate how the complex interactions of biophysical constraints, intra-household (spousal and kinship) relations, and the broader macro-level political economy of agriculture converge to influence different identities of women and men farmers’ wheat production and processing practices. We argue that without focusing on the socio-cultural factors affecting agriculture, new seed varieties alone cannot address the multifaceted problems confronting farmers in all parts of the world. 2023-11-01 2023-09-27T16:24:02Z 2023-09-27T16:24:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132038 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Dina Najjar, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Rachana Devkota, Bentaibi Abderrahim. (1/11/2023). A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan. Geoforum, 146. |
| spellingShingle | innovation wheat technology adoption wheat feminist political ecology Najjar, Dina Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson Devkota, Rachana Abderrahim, Bentaibi A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title | A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title_full | A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title_fullStr | A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title_short | A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan |
| title_sort | feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems experiences from wheat production in morocco and uzbekistan |
| topic | innovation wheat technology adoption wheat feminist political ecology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132038 |
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