Left out but not backing down
Exploring women's voices against large-scale agro-plantations in Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3885817 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lotsmart Fonjong (0000-0002-8613-0628, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1114-1125 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2017.1363159 |
| OpenAlex | W2763074060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article examines the situation of women around agro-plantations which have taken over their farmlands in the South-West Region of Cameroon through large-scale land acquisitions, and how they have sought popular redress. Based on a survey and focus group discussion among affected women, the findings revealed that women are generally left out of large-scale land acquisition processes. They complained of displacement from their farms and traditional forest resources, which has negative effects on their livelihoods and lifestyles. Despite women’s constrained situation, they have risen collectively against marginalisation, failed promises, and injustices through protests and defiance, achieving some successes in their demands for recognition and compensation
Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Focus group · Geography · Land grabbing · Land rights · Land tenure · Livelihood · Political science · Redress · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Energy and Environment Impacts · Gender Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |