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![]() Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia Edited by Ronnie Vernooy Sage India/CAP/IDRC 2006 ISBN 1-55250-218-X 250 pp. ![]() ![]() ![]() Asian societies are complex and undergoing rapid change. Notions of gender, class, caste, ethnicity, and age are integral to understanding power relations and decision-making processes concerning the access, use, and management of natural resources. As well, a sound understanding of social difference is needed to find answers to the questions of who participates and how, and who benefits and how from development interventions, projects, programs, and policies. This book documents and reflects on the steps that researchers are taking to implement social and gender analysis, including questions of class, caste, and ethnicity, into their everyday work. It combines both learning experiences and scientific results, representing academic and nonacademic sectors, a variety of research organizations, and a number of natural resource management questions, including biodiversity conservation, crop and livestock improvement, and sustainable grassland development. The learning studies – from China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, and Viet Nam – illustrate challenges, opportunities, successes, and disappointments, and highlight the different methods used and adapted in the diverse contexts of South and Southeast Asia. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of the learning studies, which highlights common issues and challenges. THE EDITOR Ronnie Vernooy is a senior program specialist at the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. He obtained his PhD in the sociology of rural development from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and joined IDRC in 1992. His research interests include farmer experimentation and organization, natural resource management, agricultural biodiversity, and participatory (action) research methods including monitoring and evaluation. His current work focuses on Southeast Asia, Central America, and Cuba. He has authored and edited numerous publications, including Seeds that Give: Participatory Plant Breeding (IDRC 2003).
Preface Ronnie Vernooy 2006 Acknowledgements 2006 1. Integrating social and gender analysis into natural resource management research Ronnie Vernooy and Liz Fajber 2006 2. The social and gendered nature of ginger production and commercialization: A case study of the Rai, Lepcha and Brahmin-Chhetri in Sikkim and Kalimpong, West Bengal, India Chanda Gurung and Nawraj Gurung 2006 3. Strengthening market linkages for women vegetable vendors: Experiences from Kohima, Nagaland, India Vengota Nakro and Chozhule Kikhi 2006 4. Enhancing farmers' marketing capacity and strengthening the local seed system: Action research for the conservation and use of agrobiodiversity in Bara District, Nepal Deepa Singh, Anil Subedi and Pitamber Shrestha 2006 5. Empowering women farmers and strengthening the local seed system: Action research in Guangxi, China Yiching Song and Linxiu Zhang with Ronnie Vernooy 2006 6. Creating opportunities for change: Strengthening the social capital of women and the poor in upland communities in Hue, Viet Nam Hoang Thi Sen and Le Van An 2006 7. Herder women speak out: Towards more equitable co-management of grasslands and other natural resources in Mongolia H. Ykhanbai, Ts. Odgerel, E. Bulgan and B. Naranchimeg 2006 8. Similarities and differences: From improved understanding to social transformations Ronnie Vernooy and Linxiu Zhang 2006 9. Social and gender analysis is essential, not optional: Enhanced capacities and remaining challenges Ronnie Vernooy and Linxiu Zhang 2006 About the Editor and Contributors 2006 |
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