The Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture

2016-05-15 Business & Economics

Author : Carolyn Sachs
Release : 2016-05-15
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 156/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture by : Carolyn Sachs

Download or read book The Rise of Women Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture written by Carolyn Sachs. This book was released on 2016-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profound shift is occurring among women working in agriculture - they are increasingly seeing themselves as farmers, not only as the wives or daughters of farmers. In this book, farm women in the northeastern United States describe how they got into farming and became successful entrepreneurs despite the barriers they encountered in agricultural institutions, farming communities, and even their own families. The authors' feminist agrifood systems theory (FAST) values women's ways of knowing and working in agriculture and has the potential to shift how farmers, agricultural professionals, and anyone else interested in farming think about gender and sustainability, as well as to change how feminist scholars and theorists think about agriculture.--COVER.

Soil Sisters

2016-01-01 Business & Economics

Author : Lisa Kivirist
Release : 2016-01-01
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 975/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Soil Sisters by : Lisa Kivirist

Download or read book Soil Sisters written by Lisa Kivirist. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first practical, hands-on guide for female farmers Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities. Blending What Color is Your Parachute -style career advice with sustainable agriculture practices viewed through a gender lens, Soil Sisters provides a wealth of invaluable information for fledging female farming entrepreneurs. The first manual of its kind, this authoritative and comprehensive blueprint presents practical considerations from a woman's perspective, covering everything from business planning to tool use and ergonomics to integrating children and family in farm operations. Key topics include: Finding your niche: mid-life encore careers, young & beginning, boomerangs and more From concept to crop: diversified farm start-up basics Resources, grants & loans for women farmers. Soil Sisters also contains case studies, inspirational ideas and savvy advice nuggets from over 100 successful women farmers and advocates. Targeted specifically to members of the fastest-growing demographic in local agriculture, this highly readable guide is practical and pragmatic "Chick Lit" for today's food scene.

Women Farmers: Unheard Being Heard

2023-06-11 Technology & Engineering

Author : Sugandha Munshi
Release : 2023-06-11
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Rating : 787/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Women Farmers: Unheard Being Heard written by Sugandha Munshi. This book was released on 2023-06-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume celebrates the positive stories and small changes happening with respect to gender equality in the field of agriculture. This book identify crisis which a woman faces in the field of agriculture as a farmer. The book shares unsung stories of women farmers who are bringing change at the grassroots. It puts together the positive developments experienced by the experts, researchers, professional while working for and with women farmers, to highlight the challenges to bring equity in agriculture. Women in agriculture often lack identity where either they are recognized as farmer’s wife or a farm labourer. Women farmers who contribute 60 percent in to farm practices like sowing, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, harvesting, winnowing are merely recognised and provided an equal level playing field. Women are also found participating in the various forms of processing and marketing of agriculture produce, along with the cultivation but system has failed to protect their rights and offer them a platform to voice their concerns. This book shares the process, challenges, experience, strategy from the narrative of progressive women farmers so as to highlight and understand what it takes to bring changes for achieving the goals of an equitable farming ecosystems. The book is a relevant reading material for students, researchers, professionals and policy advocates in agriculture and gender research.

Farming for Us All

2024-02-20 Social Science

Author : Michael Mayerfeld Bell
Release : 2024-02-20
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 906/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Farming for Us All written by Michael Mayerfeld Bell. This book was released on 2024-02-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change. Habitat loss. Soil erosion. Groundwater depletion. Toxins in our food. Inhumane treatment of farm animals. Increasing farm worker exploitation. Hunger and malnutrition in the midst of plenty. What will it take for farmers in the United States to embrace sustainable practices? Michael Mayerfeld Bell’s Farming for Us All first tackled this question twenty years ago, providing crucial insight into how the structure of US agriculture created this situation and exploring, by contrast, the practices of farmers who are working together to radically change how they think, learn, and grow. This updated edition of his now-classic work reflects on the lessons learned over the past two decades. Constrained by an oppressive nexus of markets, regulations, subsidies, and technology, farmers find themselves undermining their own economic and social security as well as the security of the land. Bell turns to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), that state’s largest sustainable-agriculture group. He traces how PFI creates an agriculture that engages others—farmers, researchers, officials, and consumers—in a common conversation about what agriculture could look like. Through dialogue, PFI members crossbreed knowledge, discovering pragmatic solutions to help crops grow in ways that sustain families, communities, societies, economies, and environments. Farming for Us All makes the case that for sustainable farming to flourish, new social relations are as important to cultivate as new crops. This book is necessary—and hopeful—reading for anyone concerned about the present and future of food and farming.

Valuing Community, Food, Land, and the Environment

2021 Agriculture

Author : Lauren Rachelle Sudimack
Release : 2021
Genre : Agriculture
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Download or read book Valuing Community, Food, Land, and the Environment written by Lauren Rachelle Sudimack. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the number of women farmers on the rise, questions circulate as to why this phenomenon is happening in a time when the overall numbers of farmers are declining. Following organic practices and being certified are getting increasingly popular in the farming community with women having greater visibility in the realm of sustainable agriculture than ever before. The basis of this study is to give women farmers who are either certified organic* or non-certified organic* a platform to tell their story and divulge barriers they face in their profession. Additionally, this study reflects on broader themes behind organic certification involving the participants’ motivations and values. The term organic can take on many meanings depending on who is being asked, so it is important to collect data on this subject straight from the source. By interviewing women who are making most of the decisions on their land clearer definitions will arise and help bridge the gap between personal meaning and perceived meaning. Their unique experiences with food and farming led them to a path that helps sustain local economies and helps local communities access a nutritious food. Their different experiences culminate in a discussion for a change in how food is valued and perceived. While their stories range in scope, they share similar themes and leave one concerned with the current state of the food chain and farm policy for local food systems

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