Motivations and Effectiveness of Women's Groups for Tomato Production in Soni, Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2183746 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Manzanera-Ruiz, C Lizarraga |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-109 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9888 • E-ISSN: 1469-9516 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19452829.2015.1076773 |
| OpenAlex | W1729211942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
The aim of this paper is to analyse the formation of informal women's groups for cash crop production of tomatoes in Soni (Tanzania) as a specific manifestation of collective action. Theoretical contributions from collective action, group formation and empowerment help towards a better understanding about the relations of collective action and women's empowerment. To carry out this research, mainly qualitative methodology is used through ethnographic fieldwork over a long duration of two years (2007--2009).The results show gender as a source of power differences in access to resources in agriculture; identify women's motivations for participation and non-participation in tomato groups; define characteristics of women's tomato groups; and establish the effectiveness of this collective action on women's agency. A better understanding of informal groups can help policy-makers and practitioners assess whether their programmes are hitting or missing their targets
Agriculture · Cash crop · Collective action · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Ethnography · Geography · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Women's empowerment · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Gender Planning and Development
Methods for studying collective action in rural development
Conceptualising environmental collective action
The Proletarianization of Women in Tanzania
From Individual to Collective Capabilities
Water Reallocation
Understanding Agency in Collective Action
Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge
Women Wielding the Hoe
Who Pays for the Kids
Groups and Capabilities
Organising women workers in the informal economy
Women's collective action in African agricultural markets
Gender equality and women's empowerment
Gender, Class, and Access to Water
The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty
Getting to Grips with Power
Innovation in natural resource management. The role of property rights and collective action in developing countries
Anthropology, Development and Modernities
Bargaining'' and Gender Relations
Women and Human Development
African Women's History
Empowerment examined
The Discourse of Maendeleo and the Politics of Women's Participation on Mount Kilimanjaro
Beyond Naivety
Resources, Agency, Achievements
Women in Rural Production and Reproduction in the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Tanzania
Gender, Political Participation and the Transformation of Associational Life in Uganda and Tanzania
Gender and land rights in Murang'a district, Kenya
Loose Women, Virtuous Wives, and Timid Virgins
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |