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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers-women-lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report´s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.

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PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture

2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture

4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World´s Food Do They Produce?

PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels

5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development

6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women

7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries

8. Rural Women´s Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance

9. Livestock and Women´s Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence

10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development

11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households

PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm

12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps

13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains

14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets

PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System

15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension

16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence

17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension

Index

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"This book is an inspiring and hugely useful resource for both newcomers to the field and those already working in the area. Clearly and accessibly-written, this book will appeal to practitioner and academic audiences alike." (Dennis Aviles, Gender & Development, Vol. 23 (1), 2015)
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