Julian Ingabire @ 06/12/2014 13:12
To be able to enable improved productivity a number of factors need to be considered such as ;listening to farmers and learning their specific needs. This research needs to be conducted so that...
View ArticleAnne Michelle EKEDI EDJENGUELE @ 06/12/2014 15:36
Hello all, I(m Anne Michelle from Cameroon. It's a pleasure to join you. As answer to the question 1, i also have a question: is it possible to plant, produce without land? No, of course. So, access...
View ArticleMichelle Watkins @ 06/12/2014 18:47
Question 1 One of the issues with land-grabbing is displacement. Often, the local people do not receive adequate compensation, or are relocated to unproductive/less fertile lands. Their livelihoods are...
View ArticleChristine Katabarwa Suubi @ 06/12/2014 22:59
Question 1: Land grabbing affects women in way that they cannot produce food for their families nor raise surplus food for sale. Women are greatly affected by land grabbing because they loose control...
View ArticleChristine Katabarwa Suubi @ 06/12/2014 23:12
Question 4: Women need to be exposed to better farming methods through exposure visits, agricultural shows and exhibitions. This will help to improve the productivity and nutritional quality. More...
View ArticleGia Gaspard Taylor @ 06/13/2014 01:47
Education, Education, Educational awareness for the rural women farmer to improve productivity and nutritional quality of food, we need to return to the technology of yesteryear, some refer to it as...
View ArticleDelphine Meunier @ 06/13/2014 06:11
Education, technologies and good governance are the keys to the world of equality we are all working for. Just like Gia Gaspart Taylor commented, educational awareness is crucial.I was told the story...
View ArticleSuman Apparusu @ 06/13/2014 11:44
On q2) climate information services - both service design and delivery may hold a clue to making the agricultural production a bit more resilient to climate change, other approaches may include...
View ArticleAnne Michelle EKEDI EDJENGUELE @ 06/13/2014 12:21
Hello dears !!! Thank you for your respective and interesting interventions. I'm totally agree with everything that has been said. Indeed, education, financial support, trainings, good governance.......
View ArticleMwansa Namukulwa @ 06/13/2014 18:58
Land for many of our people here in Zambia is life;not just a mere share of owning land but actually depend on it as a way of life for one to raise a family and secure children's future. The lack of...
View ArticleMwansa Namukulwa @ 06/13/2014 19:00
Land for many of our people here in Zambia is life;not just a mere share of owning land but actually depend on it as a way of life for one to raise a family and secure children's future. The lack of...
View ArticleBelinda-Rose Young @ 06/13/2014 19:37
Q1. Grabbing of lands by foreign and national agencies and individuals may affect women physically (e.g., violence, hunger, malnutrition, psychophysiological responses), mentally (e.g., stress,...
View ArticleEsther Oyolo @ 06/15/2014 22:00
Q 1&4, Land is largely owned by and in possession of men. Land grabbing may be as a result of land being snatched from female siblings by male siblings, a widow by in-laws, land irregularly bought...
View ArticleJaslin Kalsi @ 06/16/2014 10:23
Hi all, What a great discussion and I love everyone's ideas and opinions. When I read the questions one issue came to my mind. I have spent a couple of years studying the elephant poaching problem in...
View ArticleNicholas Oloo @ 06/16/2014 22:27
Question 1- I fully agree with all of us on this issue of land grabs and unequal access to land and other productive resources on women farmers. Good answers and suggestions have been already floated....
View ArticleSuman Apparusu @ 06/17/2014 12:57
On q3) "Time Banking" (http://timebanks.org/what-is-timebanking/ ) notions and principles may offer excellent framework for recognition, reduction and redistribution of unpaid care work. Further, if...
View ArticleAnamika Sharma @ 06/16/2014 06:35
Q4. Food security implies that food is available, accessible, affordable and has positive nutritional value. Food production has become chemical intensive and focuses on yield per acre and ignores...
View ArticleIsabelle Kim @ 06/17/2014 20:12
A great discussion going on to date - to add onto Question 1, title to land or property is often a necessary condition to be able to claim a wide range of benefits including subsidized agricultural...
View ArticleIsabelle Kim @ 06/17/2014 22:13
Question 2: I believe gender-sensitive agricultural extension services are one knowledge dissemination tool that can facilitate technology transfer and build women’s resilience to climate change....
View ArticleMa Ma @ 06/17/2014 22:26
Q 1: In many African regions, land possession is still highly male-dominated. Thus rendering hard- if not impossible for women to gain access to land, and when they do- to claim the proceeds from the...
View ArticleEliana Yun @ 06/18/2014 02:39
Q3. One of the reasons why women are not recognized for their work or underprivileged in agricultural work is that women tend to be low-skilled than males. In order to increase the value of women...
View ArticleTooba Arshad @ 06/18/2014 10:40
In response to questions 3 and 4, I'd like to highlight an issue that I've seen repeatedly in Pakistan and that may apply to other developing countries as well. In Pakistan, women farmers have no legal...
View ArticleNicholas Oloo @ 06/18/2014 15:48
Question 3: I would just like to build on what Christine Titih has pointed out below. It is very important to work with or work along the men within the African set up where they hold lots of power and...
View ArticleSuman Apparusu @ 06/18/2014 18:19
On q4).. I am not certain if this recent edition will be an appropriate response .. but nevertheless thought worthwhile to share - " Women Redefine Experience of Food Insecurity (a New Book Edited...
View ArticleJaslin Kalsi @ 06/20/2014 19:52
Question 2:What are examples of technologies that could make women’s agricultural production more resilient to climate change? Governments should provide funding for bore holes! This can really really...
View ArticleROULENE OMOGI @ 06/20/2014 22:23
Q1. Land grabbing from my experience in my country renders women who have great potential in agriculture landless and are forced to live as squatters in government owned pieces of land or for private...
View ArticleAnamika Sharma @ 06/21/2014 08:58
Q2. Erratic monsoon behavior affects the grain production especially in rain fed areas in India . Sometimes due to continuous rain farmers are unable to sow paddy by tractors with seed and fertilizer...
View ArticleEsther Oyolo @ 06/21/2014 15:52
Q3. Another way can we recognize, reduce and redistribute the unpaid care work of women in agriculture is through directly involving the women in agriculture by supporting them full and appreciating...
View ArticleKouame Jean Charles KOUADIO @ 06/22/2014 03:26
Q1: In many countries around the world, gender disparities with regard to land and other productive resources are linked to assumptions that men, as chief of households,control and manage lands.They...
View ArticleChiara Luna Marmai @ 06/22/2014 10:56
Q2: Surely the main factor to cope with climate change and maintain agricultural production is ensure stably biodiversity. The biodiversity is a factor which can not be ignored, ensures the maintenance...
View ArticleLaura Isidean @ 06/23/2014 05:21
In response to question 2, several technologies currently exist to help smallholder farmers, including women, with adaptation to climate change. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs published a...
View ArticleSuman Apparusu @ 06/23/2014 10:49
Innovative pilot experiments in "Scaling Up Nutrition" - UN led initiative may help create an excellent pipeline of country led actions to ensure impact across the tracks of this engaging...
View ArticleSemiha Bal @ 06/23/2014 14:41
Hello everyone, Q.3 : It was gratifying to see a study that has resulted in success about reduce and redistribute of unpaid care works of women in agriculture.(Recognize, Redistribute, Reduce The...
View ArticleLisa Juanola @ 06/23/2014 23:55
Rural women farmers are one of the most vulnerable groups to food security in all of its dimensions: food availability, food accessibility, food utilization and food systems stability. This...
View ArticleLisa Juanola @ 06/24/2014 00:38
Q.4. Knowledge sharing and participation : Involvement and active participation of women in educational, capacity building, and knowledge transfer activities and projects on technologies in agriculture...
View ArticlePrecious Guevarra @ 06/24/2014 09:28
Question 2 : What are examples of technologies that could make women’s agricultural production more resilient to climate change? Recently, there is a lot of good technologies that are emerging many of...
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