Engendering Agricultural Development

This book is an attempt to comprehend and compile the history, present status, and future trends of the gender roles in agriculture.

The book comprises of three divisions viz., Gender in agriculture development (Part I), Gender in allied sectors of agriculture (Part II) and Data, Tools and approaches in gender analysis (Part III), that explicates the prevalent gendered relegations. It provides insights on the gender dimensions in Indian agriculture, including initiatives, policy reforms and mends the literature gap in gender roles in the sector. The gender roles and impacts from different cultural and geographical horizons of agricultural and allied sectors in the emerging contexts of globalization, urbanization, climate change and the Covid19 pandemic are discussed in the book.

It will be helpful to academics, researchers, students, and social workers who strive towards a gender-neutral world.

This book is co-published with NIPA. Taylor and Francis does not sell or distribute its print and electronic editions in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Binoo P Bonny, Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Extension & Centre for Gender Studies in Agriculture and Farm Entrepreneurship Development, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University.

K P Sudheer, (ICAR National Fellow), Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering & KAU RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University.

Smitha S, Assistant Professor, Centre for Gender Studies in Agriculture and Farm Entrepreneurship Development, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University.