Being vulnerable in a vulnerable activity
Women market gardeners of Kinshasa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11401733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudine Dumbi Suka (0000-0002-7946-6887, Department of Economics and Development, Kinshasa Catholic University of the Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic)), Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez (0000-0001-7123-2704, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Nijmegen Radboud University, The Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 593-610 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0225-5189 • E-ISSN: 2158-9100 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02255189.2022.2087055 |
| OpenAlex | W4283171460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Market gardening is an important contributor to food security and to the livelihoods of households in sub-Saharan Africa. Women represent an important share of this activity. Our goal in the present article is to draw attention to an overlooked area of the world that echoes many other situations. What is it like being a woman market gardener in Kinshasa? Using a qualitative methodology, we show that this strongly gendered activity is an important opportunity for women. However, they face a multiplicity of threats, intensified by their gender, regarding access to land, possibilities to organize, gender norms, and rights
Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Geography · Livelihood · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · French Urban and Social Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |