Gender, Land, and Livelihoods in East Africa
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Book Description
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. Consequently, farmers, and especially women farmers, face a constant daily struggleto 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.
About the Author
Ritu Verma is a postgraduate in anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK.
Gender, Land, and Livelihoods in East Africa,Ritu Verma,IDRC,0889369291,Business / Economics / Finance,Development - Economic Development,Gender Studies,Social Science,Sociology,Third World Development,Africa,Development studies,East Africa,Social Science / Gender Studies,Women's studies
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