Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review

Cattle production is an important economic activity throughout Central America. Dairy production, in particular, is an important activity for many smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and across the Central America region. Women’s role in cattle production tends to be poorly valued and recognized, howe...

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Autor principal: Gallina, Ambra
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77616
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description Cattle production is an important economic activity throughout Central America. Dairy production, in particular, is an important activity for many smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and across the Central America region. Women’s role in cattle production tends to be poorly valued and recognized, however. This literature review summarizes the scant research published about gender in the cattle sector in Central America, including the findings that (1) women lack access to and control over productive resources in the cattle sector and (2) extension services and training do not focus on women, likely because women’s contributions are undervalued. The paper then describes a successful project in Nicaragua and recommends areas for research.
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spelling CGSpace776162025-08-18T06:30:18Z Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review Gallina, Ambra agriculture climate gender livestock food security climate change Cattle production is an important economic activity throughout Central America. Dairy production, in particular, is an important activity for many smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and across the Central America region. Women’s role in cattle production tends to be poorly valued and recognized, however. This literature review summarizes the scant research published about gender in the cattle sector in Central America, including the findings that (1) women lack access to and control over productive resources in the cattle sector and (2) extension services and training do not focus on women, likely because women’s contributions are undervalued. The paper then describes a successful project in Nicaragua and recommends areas for research. 2016-11-03 2016-11-08T15:25:42Z 2016-11-08T15:25:42Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77616 en Open Access application/pdf Gallina A. 2016. Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review. CCAFS Working Paper no. 181. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
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Gallina, Ambra
Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
title Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
title_full Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
title_fullStr Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
title_full_unstemmed Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
title_short Gender dynamics in the cattle sector in Central America: A literature review
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topic agriculture
climate
gender
livestock
food security
climate change
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