Intra-Household Gender Issues in Farming Systems in Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Due, Jean M.
Copyright Year	2019
Description	This chapter examines various aspects of the Farming Systems Research and Extension (FSR/E) methodology and the need to incorporate gender issues by using the results from projects in Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi. A conceptual framework for the diagnosis and analysis of intra-household dynamics in FSR/E was used to guide the review of these project results. The major inputs in agricultural production were land and labor; little fertilizer or chemicals were used in the farming systems. When labor data by gender were included in the baseline study of the farming system, it was found that females contributed one-half the labor on major agricultural crops and more than half on minor crops. Ali farming system studies in tropical Africa show tight labor constraints at certain periods of the crop calendar. The farming systems mode emphasizes the complete farming system rather than individual crops. Book Name: Gender Issues in Farming Systems Research and Extension
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Ending Page	344
Page Count	14
Starting Page	331
DOI	10.1201/9780429043895-23
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2019-04-08
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Gender Issues in Farming Systems Research and Extension Development Studies History and Philosophy of Science Farming System Household Africa Zambia Malawi Tanzania Fsr/e
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter