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Transforming Gender and Food Security in the Global South by Jeminah Njuki, John R. Parkins and Amy Kaler is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Drawing on studies from Africa, Asia and South America, this book provides empirical evidence and conceptual explorations of the gendered dimensions of food security. It investigates how food security and gender inequity are conceptualized within interventions, assesses the impacts and outcomes of gender-responsive programs on food security and gender equity and addresses diverse approaches to gender research and practice that range from descriptive and analytical to strategic and transformative. The chapters draw on diverse theoretical perspectives, including transformative learning, feminist theory, deliberative democracy and technology adoption. As a result, they add important conceptual and empirical material to a growing literature on the challenges of gender equity in agricultural production. A unique feature of this book is the integration of both analytic and transformative approaches to understanding gender and food security. The analytic material shows how food security interventions enable women and men to meet the long-term nutritional needs of their households, and to enhance their economic position. The transformative chapters also document efforts to build durable an

Who reads Transforming Gender and Food Security in the Global South?

Author

Jeminah Njuki, John R. Parkins and Amy Kaler

Publisher

Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781317190028

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Science, Gender Studies