A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems
Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8945047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina Najjar (0000-0001-9156-7691, corresponding author), Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong (0000-0002-6407-1970, University of Denver), Rachana Devkota (0000-0002-2006-5229, University of Guelph), Abderrahim Bentaibi (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Pages | 103865-103865 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103865 |
| PMID | 38037596 |
| OpenAlex | W3159820634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 51 |
A clear consensus has emerged that innovations are important for adapting to drought and overcoming other biophysical limitations in smallholder farming systems; however, women are notably marginalized from agricultural innovations. We examine whether and how gendered roles and responsibilities shape the adoption and usage of improved wheat varieties and simultaneously uncover opportunities to address and lessen gender-based differences in agricultural innovations. The field data were collected using snowball sampling from seven communities (three in Morocco and four in Uzbekistan) among 574 farmers (half men and half women) of different generations, genders, social statuses, and social classes. Our findings demonstrate how the complex interactions of biophysical constraints, intra-household (spousal and kinship) relations, and the broader macro-level political economy of agriculture converge to influence different identities of women and men farmers' wheat production and processing practices. We argue that without focusing on the socio-cultural factors affecting agriculture, new seed varieties alone cannot address the multifaceted problems confronting farmers in all parts of the world
Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Biology · Economic growth · Economics · Field (mathematics · Kinship · Political science · Politics · Production (economics · Snowball sampling · Sociology · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Ecology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |