Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture

The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture covers major theoretical issues as well as critical empirical shifts in gender and agriculture. Gender relations in agriculture are shifting in most regions of the world with changes in the structure of agriculture, the organization of production, international restructuring of value chains, climate change, the global pandemic, and national and multinational policy changes. This book provides a cutting-edge assessment of the field of gender and agriculture, with contributions from both leading scholars and up-and-coming academics as well as policymakers and practitioners. The handbook is organized into four parts: part 1, institutions, markets, and policies; part 2, land, labor, and agrarian transformations; part 3, knowledge, methods, and access to information; and part 4, farming people and identities. The last chapter is an epilogue from many of the contributors focusing on gender, agriculture, and shifting food systems during the coronavirus pandemic. The chapters address both historical subjects as well as ground-breaking work on gender and agriculture, which will help to chart the future of the field. The handbook has an international focus with contributions examining issues at both the global and local levels with contributors from across the world. With contributions from leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners, and with a global outlook, the Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture is an essential reference volume for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in gender and agriculture. Chapter 13 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 

Introduction Carolyn Sachs, Kathleen Sexsmith, Leif Jensen, Paige Castellanos Part 1. Institutions, Markets and Policies for Gender and Agriculture 1. Gender Mainstreaming in Agricultural and Forestry Institutions Seema Arora-Jonsson and Stephanie Leder 2. Gender Dynamics in Value Chain Development: Foundations and Gaps Rhiannon Pyburn and Froukje Kruijssen 3. Gender Inequalities in Food Standards Carmen Bain 4. Food Sovereignty and Gender Equality Anne Portman 5. Gender Integration in Agriculture Research and Development Margreet van den Burg 6. Gender, Nutrition and Food System Approaches: What can be learnt from the past?Julie Newton Part 2. Land, Labor, and Agrarian Transformations 7. Women’s Rights to Their Land: When Property Does Not Equal Power Peggy Petrzelka 8. Gender and Land Grabbing Youjin Chung 9. Gender and Livestock Production Elizabeth Ransom and Forrest Stagner 10. Gendered Vulnerabilities and Adaptations to Climate Change Margaret Alston 11. Sustainability and Sustainable intensification Cornelia Flora 12. Role of Mobile Phones in Empowering Women in Agriculture Surabhi Mittal 13. Gender and the Political Economy of Fish Food Systems Surendran Rajaratnam, Molly Ahern, and Cynthia McDougall 14. Gender, Race, and Transgenic Crops Amanda Shaw 15. Gender Dimensions in Climate Smart Agricultural Technology Uptake Mamta Mehar 16. Urban agriculture and gender Hannah Whitley Part 3. Knowledge, Methods, and Access to Information 17. Gender and Agricultural Extension Mary Barbercheck 18. Feminist Methods and Methodology in Agricultural Research Ann Tickamyer 19. Empowering Women Through Farmer Field Schools Afrina Choudhury and Paige Castellanos 20. Gender, Violence, and Food Service Workers: Bending Towards Justice Patricia Allen and Whitney Shervey 21. Farm Women’s Organizations in the United States: Protecting and Transforming Agricultural Power Angie Carter 22. Gendered Farming Organizations: The Value of North/South Comparisons Sally Shortall and Margaret Atesugba 23. The Women’s Agricultural Empowerment Index Elena Martinez, Emily Myers, and Audrey Pereira Part 4. Farming People and Identities 24. Gender and Livelihood Strategies: A Global Perspective Margaret Adesugba, Liz Oughton and Sally Shortall 25. Gender and Precarious Workers in Agriculture Kathleen Sexsmith and Megan Griffin 26. Indigenous Women in Agriculture in Latin America Diana Gabriela Lope-Alzina 27. Queer farmers: Sexuality on the Farm Michaela Hoffelmeyer 28. Women Farmers and Farm Women’s Identities Kathy Brasier and Hannah Whitley 29. Health and Farm Households Nari Senanayake and Celia Ritter 30. Embodied work in agriculture Berit Brandth 31. Migration Emily Southard and Leif Jensen 32. Rematriating Towards the Wombs of the World: Toward Black Feminist Agrarian Ideologies Shakara Tyler 33. Farming, Gender and Mental Health Lia Bryant Epilogue: Gender, Agriculture, Food and the Coronavirus

Carolyn E. Sachs is Professor Emerita of Rural Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Leif Jensen is Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education at Pennsylvania State University. Paige Castellanos is currently an Assistant Research Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the College of Agricultural Sciences’ International Programs and Rural Sociology. Kathleen Sexsmith is Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University.