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Subsistence agriculture versus cash cropping — the social repercussions
Abstract The move to cash cropping is often seen as a move forward in development and income generation, while subsistence agriculture is undervalued. Yet each has its place. This article demonstrates the effects on women of introducing cash cropping in two groups of Pacific Islands, the Solomons and the Kingdom of Tonga. Variables include land ownership and access, status of women, nutritional status, time allocation, availability of credit, cultural attitudes and literacy. The paper provides some insight into how agriculture was perceived and organized before the advent of western influences. Women fared far better in earlier times in both island groups. Today they have additional work and less assistance and are therefore under greater pressure. It is of particular concern that projects ignore this chain of events, with the result that women are by-passed in development. Women can and should be incorporated into development programmes if their full impact is to be realized.
Subsistence agriculture versus cash cropping — the social repercussions
Abstract The move to cash cropping is often seen as a move forward in development and income generation, while subsistence agriculture is undervalued. Yet each has its place. This article demonstrates the effects on women of introducing cash cropping in two groups of Pacific Islands, the Solomons and the Kingdom of Tonga. Variables include land ownership and access, status of women, nutritional status, time allocation, availability of credit, cultural attitudes and literacy. The paper provides some insight into how agriculture was perceived and organized before the advent of western influences. Women fared far better in earlier times in both island groups. Today they have additional work and less assistance and are therefore under greater pressure. It is of particular concern that projects ignore this chain of events, with the result that women are by-passed in development. Women can and should be incorporated into development programmes if their full impact is to be realized.
Subsistence agriculture versus cash cropping — the social repercussions
Rennie, Sandra Joy (author)
Journal of Rural Studies ; 7 ; 5-9
1991-01-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Subsistence agriculture in Papua New Guinea
| Elsevier | 1986
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