Farmers, peanuts, and aflatoxins in Uganda

A gendered approach

Bibliographic Data

ID4894077
AuthorsMaria Elisa Christie (0000-0002-3717-1263, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Peace Kyamureku, Archileo Kaaya, Alexandra Devenport
Year2015
Volume25
Issue1
Pages4-18
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2015.983459
OpenAlexW2042569762
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This article describes a collaborative research for development project that used participatory methods to engage smallholder farmers in Uganda in post-harvest aflatoxin management. It is based primarily on qualitative research with peanut growers tracing ‘the path of the peanut’ through their hand-drawn maps and journal writing. By focusing on everyday life and including recipes and drawings, this research encouraged women's participation and emphasised women's roles. A unique partnership among universities, women's organisations, and farmers created an environment of mutual learning and produced a book documenting food preparation and other post-harvest practices as part of a study and capacity-building effort on peanuts and aflatoxins

Aflatoxin · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Capacity building · Citizen journalism · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · General partnership · Geography · Participatory action research · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Biotechnology

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