Women Small Farmers in the Caribbean
By Brenda Kleysen (07/96, En) See also Women in Development
The IICA/IDB Program for the Analysis of Agricultural Policies vis-a-vis Women Food Producers in Latin America and the Caribbean was initiated in 1992. Within this context, this book describe and analize the role of women in, and their contribution to, small farm agricultural systems, with special emphasis on the production of food for domestic consumption, to provide guidance to the participating countries on gender-oriented agricultural and rural development policies and programs.
The first section of this book includes a summary of the findings from the 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries participant in the Program and provides an overview of regional trends and the situation of rural women as food producers at an important time in the hemisphere. The second section presents a summary and comparative analysis, as well as the conclusions, recommendations and proposals of the studies conducted in the Caribbean Region. A similar presentation of the results from the Andean Region and the Southern Cone are presented in the book Productoras Agropecuarias en América del Sur.
This publication is available only in English.
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Last updated: 05/08/07
