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![]() Through Farmers' Eyes Ritu Verma IDRC 2001 ISBN 0-88936-929-1 280 pp. ![]() ![]() In rural Africa and the Middle East, many ecosystems are on the verge of collapse. The interplay of social, ecological, and political-economic forces has compromised the ability of farmers to sustain their precious soil. As a result, farmers, and especially women farmers, face a constant daily struggle to survive. This book illustrates in rich detail the complexity and diversity of women’s lives in Maragoli, western Kenya, as they work to sustain their soils and negotiate a plethora of competing demands and constraints in an increasingly stressful economic environment. With extensive use of personal narratives and photographs from the farmers of Maragoli, this book demonstrates that soil degradation is not simply a function of population pressure and ignorance; rather, it is embedded in gender relations and complex struggles at the local level. Interested readers will include researchers, academics, practitioners, and professionals in research organizations, development organizations, grass-roots organizations, and government working on issues of gender, soil management, land tenure, agricultural labour, income generation, and off-farm livelihood strategies in Africa and the Middle East. THE AUTHOR Ritu Verma is a postgraduate in anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK. She is a graduate of Carleton University’s Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, where she obtained her MA in International Development, and is a professional engineer who has worked on international development projects in both Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. From 1997 to 1999, she worked as a researcher and intern for the International Development Research Centre, in cooperation with the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme (UNESCO) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Foreword july 31 by Fiona Mackenzie Preface july 30 by Luis Navarro and Don Peden Dedication and Acknowledgements july 30 Part I. Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction july 30 Conventional approaches to soil management and farming Chapter 2. Gender-based Research Methodology july 30 An appropriate cross-cultural research methodology Part II. The Context Chapter 3. Maragoli in Context july 28 History Part III. The Gendered Terrain of the Farm Chapter 4. Gender and the Micropolitics of Land july 28 Historical struggles over land Part IV. Gender and the Politics of Labour: Between Toil and Soil Chapter 5. The Diversity of Farmers' Gendered Experiences july 28 "The Avalogoli Way": ordering gender roles and responsibilities Part V. Expanding the Terrain of Soils and Farming Analysis Chapter 7. "Walking Where Men Walk": The Increasing Importance of Providing Cash july 28 "Foolishness has got no medicine": changing priorities in economically precarious times Chapter 8. Social Institutions: Invoking Elements of Custom, Creating Space to Maneuver july 28 Kinship relations: investing in reciprocal rights and obligations Chapter 9. Conclusion: Rethinking the 'Problem' of Soil Degradation and Sustainable Farming july 27 Enriching our understanding of the complexity of farmers' lives Acronyms and Abbreviations july 27 Glossary july 27 Bibliography References Cited july 27 Résumé Français july 27 |
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