Women food security and agricultural in a global market /

Sharma Abha

Women food security and agricultural in a global market / Abha Sharma. - 1st ed. 2015. - Delhi. Manglam Publications; 2015. - 232 p . ; hardbound 14x22cm

1. The Crucial role of women in food security
2. Women farmers promote ecologically friendly farming
3. Approaches for empowering women and achieving food security
5. Women and agriculture: growing more than just food
6. Smallholder agriculture and food security in the 21st century
7. Price volatility in food and agricultural markets
8. The risk to food security and agriculture
9. Agricultural market integration
10. Rural women, food security and agricultural cooperatives
11. Impact of agricultural technology transfer to women vegetable production
12. Position of women in the repayment of agriculture loans
13. Food security: The role of agricultural trade
14. Food security: The challenges faces by rural women
15. From food security to market-led agricultural growth


Gender inequality both leads to and is a result of food insecurity. According to estimates women and girls make up 60% of the world chronically hungry and little progress has been made in ensuring the equal right to food for women enshrined in the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. .Women face discrimination both in education and employment opportunities and within the household, where their bargaining power is lower. On the other hand, gender equality is described as instrumental to ending malnutrition and hunger. Women trends to be responsible for food preparation and child care within the family and are more likely to be sent their income on food and their children's needs.

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