Technology and Policy Needs of Poor Women in Asian Rice Farming

Studies on innovative rice technologies have shown that they do not always lead to increased and more efficient production and higher incomes for the agriculturist. The impact of the green revolution, for instance, has been the pauperization and marginalization of poor rural women. While on the one...

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Published inGender, technology and development Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 187 - 218
Main Author Paris, Thelma R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.01.1998
Subjects
Asia
Development policy
Development projects
Farming
Gender
Machinery
Poverty
Productivity
Rice
Rural areas
Technology
Women
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Summary:Studies on innovative rice technologies have shown that they do not always lead to increased and more efficient production and higher incomes for the agriculturist. The impact of the green revolution, for instance, has been the pauperization and marginalization of poor rural women. While on the one hand some technologies have increased the burden of tasks left to women, others have begun performing remunerative tasks that were earlier the domain of women. The concern here is the appropriate rice technologies for Asian rural women, who perform one-fourth to half the chores in rice growing. This paper provides a review of available studies on the impact of specific rice technologies on different categories of women. It discusses the conditions under which women can benefit from technological innovations and the efforts to address the technology needs of women in rice farming.
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ISSN:0971-8524
0973-0656
DOI:10.1080/09718524.1998.11909893