• Login
    View Item 
    •   OpenDocs Home
    • Institute of Development Studies Research Repository
    • Future Agricultures Consortium
    • Future Agricultures Consortium
    • View Item
    •   OpenDocs Home
    • Institute of Development Studies Research Repository
    • Future Agricultures Consortium
    • Future Agricultures Consortium
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Researching Land and Commercial Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa with a Gender Perspective: Concepts, Issues and Methods

    Thumbnail
    Download
    Main article (484.2Kb)
    Date
    2015-10-31
    Author
    Dancer, Helen
    Tsikata, Dzodzi
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Impact
    Abstract
    This paper offers critical reflections on the concepts, issues and methods that are important for integrating a gender perspective into mainstream research and policy-making on land and agricultural commercialisation in Africa. It forms part of the Land and Agricultural Commercialisation in Africa (LACA) project undertaken by the Future Agricultures Consortium between 2012 and 2015 and informs the case studies conducted across three countries: Kenya, Ghana and Zambia. The paper compares key gender issues that arise across three different models of agricultural commercialisation: plantation, contract farming and small- and medium-scale commercial farming. It further discusses how concepts and research methods deriving from the literature on gender and agriculture may be applied to mainstream research. The paper highlights the need for an integrated approach to researching gender and agrarian change in Africa. In particular, the existing gender literature provides a rich legacy for researchers of all disciplines to inform their research design and analysis. The authors argue for a more systematic evaluation of the gender implications of agricultural commercialisation across interconnected social levels: household, local community and the wider political economy.
    URI
    https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7138
    Citation
    Dancer, H. and Tsikata, D. (2015) Researching land and commercial agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa with a gender perspective: concepts, issues and methods, FAC working paper 132, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium.
    Is part of series
    FAC Working Paper;132
    Rights holder
    Future Agricultures Consortium
    Rights details
    http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdf
    Sponsor
    ESRC. UK Aid.
    Collections
    • Future Agricultures Consortium [135]

    About OpenDocs | OpenDocs Policy | Help | Contact Us | Send Feedback | Disclaimer and Cookies
     

     

    Browse

    All of OpenDocsCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    About OpenDocs | OpenDocs Policy | Help | Contact Us | Send Feedback | Disclaimer and Cookies