Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women in Agriculture in the Thar Region of India

cg.contactk.shalander@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerGramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti - GRAVISen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - ICRISATen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.coverage.countryINen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idShalander, Kumar: 0000-0001-8072-5674en_US
cg.creator.idRavula, PAdmaja: 0000-0002-2619-9068en_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenderen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwomenen_US
cg.subject.agrovocrajasthanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwomen's empowermenten_US
dc.contributorShalander, Kumaren_US
dc.contributorRavula, PAdmajaen_US
dc.contributorTyagi, Prakashen_US
dc.creatorSharma, Neetuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-10T16:23:13Z
dc.date.available2017-02-10T16:23:13Z
dc.description.abstractSocial inequities based on gender norms reinforce nonparticipation of women in decision making at various levels, consequently depriving them of the benefits arising out of any technological advances. These advances could be in all fields in general, and in particular financial services. Integration of a gender responsive approach in all development initiatives assumes great importance in the context of economic relations in an agrarian economy. Despite the fact that women contribute immensely to agriculture and allied activities and consequently to food security, rural economy and development, their contributions go largely unrecognized. The need to empower women and mainstream gender in agriculture is necessary not only due to the extent and importance of their contribution but also for ensuring creation of equitable economic relations and progressive social milieu. This is important to build capacity of the large human capital (women) supporting agricultural production, marketing and consumption. As part of the CGIAR Research Program on ‘Dryland Systems: Integrated Agriculture Production System for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Areas’, ICRISAT in collaboration with GRAVIS, has implemented a project in eight randomly identified villages in three districts Barmer, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in western Rajasthan. The program is aimed at developing technological, policy and institutional innovations to improve food security and livelihoods using an integrated systems approach. The project reaches out directly to more than 3000 poor rural farming households, about 11% of which are headed by women...en_US
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dc.identifierhttp://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9823en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/v379Qjfp/v/acfb89ecb1e761d0abc665f149fc97e5en_US
dc.identifier.citationNeetu Sharma, Kumar Shalander, PAdmaja Ravula, Prakash Tyagi. (31/12/2016). Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women in Agriculture in the Thar Region of India. Hyderabad, India: Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5678
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherGramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.subjectrural economyen_US
dc.subjectselfhelp groupsen_US
dc.subjectsghsen_US
dc.subjectgender researchen_US
dc.titleMainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women in Agriculture in the Thar Region of Indiaen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dcterms.available2016-12-31en_US

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