A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies
Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with broader implications for productivity and gender equity. Using a systematic review of literature, we examine the effects of migration on the “feminization of agriculture” in dryland areas. Th...
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Africa Centre for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment
2020
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| author | Baada, Jemima Nomunume Najjar, Dina |
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| description | Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with broader implications for productivity and gender equity. Using a systematic review of literature, we examine the effects of migration on the “feminization of agriculture” in dryland areas. The findings reveal that women are performing more farm labor in agrarian societies due to the increasing outmigration of men. In addition, female agricultural labor is becoming more visible because of growing research on the feminization of agricultural labor in dry areas. The findings also show that migration-related agricultural feminization in drylands is influenced by gendered, generational, socioeconomic, and sociocultural factors, as well as economic and social remittances – with ongoing negotiations of these processes happening at different levels. Despite the tensions and (re)negotiations that accompany these changes, particularly regarding return migration, social and economic policy interventions could leverage the increasing participation of women in dryland agriculture to improve women's livelihoods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1713152025-03-11T12:14:31Z A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies Baada, Jemima Nomunume Najjar, Dina agriculture feminization migration gender drylands policies livelihoods Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with broader implications for productivity and gender equity. Using a systematic review of literature, we examine the effects of migration on the “feminization of agriculture” in dryland areas. The findings reveal that women are performing more farm labor in agrarian societies due to the increasing outmigration of men. In addition, female agricultural labor is becoming more visible because of growing research on the feminization of agricultural labor in dry areas. The findings also show that migration-related agricultural feminization in drylands is influenced by gendered, generational, socioeconomic, and sociocultural factors, as well as economic and social remittances – with ongoing negotiations of these processes happening at different levels. Despite the tensions and (re)negotiations that accompany these changes, particularly regarding return migration, social and economic policy interventions could leverage the increasing participation of women in dryland agriculture to improve women's livelihoods. 2020 2025-01-29T12:58:00Z 2025-01-29T12:58:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171315 en Open Access Africa Centre for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment Baada, Jemima Nomunume; and Najjar, Dina. 2020. A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security 5(2): 1-12. https://purl.umn.edu/338767 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture feminization migration gender drylands policies livelihoods Baada, Jemima Nomunume Najjar, Dina A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title | A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title_full | A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title_fullStr | A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title_short | A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| title_sort | review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies |
| topic | agriculture feminization migration gender drylands policies livelihoods |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171315 |
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