SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective
Throughout history, the movement of people has brought with it the movement of food crops. These movements and the re-embedding of both food crops and populations in new and nonindigenous contexts are sites that reveal dynamic social relations profoundly linked to colonial histories, patriarchal pow...
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| author | Forsythe, Lora Chipenembe, Maria Judite Madroba, Gonzaga Luis Lamboll, Richard Mulwa, Chalmers K. |
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| description | Throughout history, the movement of people has brought with it the movement of food crops. These movements and the re-embedding of both food crops and populations in new and nonindigenous contexts are sites that reveal dynamic social relations profoundly linked to colonial histories, patriarchal power hierarchies and neoliberal ideology. This research paper and the accompanying visual representations explore this theme through an analysis of community discussions that bring a historical perspective to the non-indigenous crop of sweetpotato in Manica and Nampula provinces of Mozambique. The study involved qualitative, codesigned and participatory research that involved an interdisciplinary team from Mozambique, Kenya and the UK working with community elders, and male and female farmers. Findings from the study reveal layers of historic ‘encounters’ with external actors anchored around sweetpotato, from colonial powers to the private companies, international donors, agricultural extension and crop breeding institutions. These encounters are united in their reflection of patriarchal and colonial/ postcolonial power dynamics that have shaped how men and women farm overtime, and the results and the reverberations that follow. Communities, particularly older women, have developed strategies to maintain ‘traditional’ farming, food cultures and valued varieties, in the context of increasing pressure from climate and environmental change, conflict and the private sector. Important context and lessons can be drawn from research that uses a historical and gender perspective in understanding innovation pathways. It can inform a deeper understanding of trait preferences and broader, diverse, interactions with released crop varieties, which are relevant to crop-breeding communities. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1370142025-12-08T09:54:28Z SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective Forsythe, Lora Chipenembe, Maria Judite Madroba, Gonzaga Luis Lamboll, Richard Mulwa, Chalmers K. gender agriculture research innovation adoption Throughout history, the movement of people has brought with it the movement of food crops. These movements and the re-embedding of both food crops and populations in new and nonindigenous contexts are sites that reveal dynamic social relations profoundly linked to colonial histories, patriarchal power hierarchies and neoliberal ideology. This research paper and the accompanying visual representations explore this theme through an analysis of community discussions that bring a historical perspective to the non-indigenous crop of sweetpotato in Manica and Nampula provinces of Mozambique. The study involved qualitative, codesigned and participatory research that involved an interdisciplinary team from Mozambique, Kenya and the UK working with community elders, and male and female farmers. Findings from the study reveal layers of historic ‘encounters’ with external actors anchored around sweetpotato, from colonial powers to the private companies, international donors, agricultural extension and crop breeding institutions. These encounters are united in their reflection of patriarchal and colonial/ postcolonial power dynamics that have shaped how men and women farm overtime, and the results and the reverberations that follow. Communities, particularly older women, have developed strategies to maintain ‘traditional’ farming, food cultures and valued varieties, in the context of increasing pressure from climate and environmental change, conflict and the private sector. Important context and lessons can be drawn from research that uses a historical and gender perspective in understanding innovation pathways. It can inform a deeper understanding of trait preferences and broader, diverse, interactions with released crop varieties, which are relevant to crop-breeding communities. 2023-10-10 2024-01-04T12:46:49Z 2024-01-04T12:46:49Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137014 en Open Access application/pdf University of Greenwich Forsythe, Lora; Chipenembe, Maria Judite; Madroba, Gonzaga Luis; Lamboll, Richard; Mulwa, Chalmers K. 2023. SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. University of Greenwich |
| spellingShingle | gender agriculture research innovation adoption Forsythe, Lora Chipenembe, Maria Judite Madroba, Gonzaga Luis Lamboll, Richard Mulwa, Chalmers K. SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title | SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title_full | SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title_fullStr | SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title_short | SP innovation ‘pires’ (pathways) in Mozambique: A historical and gendered perspective |
| title_sort | sp innovation pires pathways in mozambique a historical and gendered perspective |
| topic | gender agriculture research innovation adoption |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137014 |
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