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Maize, Migration and Gender Dynamics in Nepal

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Title Maize, Migration and Gender Dynamics in Nepal
 
Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/11529/10549020
 
Creator Gartaula, Hom
 
Publisher CIMMYT Research Data & Software Repository Network
 
Description The gender dimension of the maize-based farming system is extremely important. The phenomenon of male out-migration has greatly impacted the dynamics of agricultural labor, leading to more complex gender roles and relationships within households. It is worth noting that almost 90% of migrants are men, which means that women, the elderly, and children are left to handle agricultural and household responsibilities. The feminization of agriculture has been a subject of research for quite some time, but there is a significant lack of research studies focusing on the critical issues surrounding maize cultivation in the current scholarship of agricultural R4D in South Asia. This research aims to fill this knowledge gap by examining the gendered relationship between maize producers and labor out-migration in Nepal's three agro-ecological regions, namely the mountain, hill, and terai areas.
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
Maize
Migration
Gender
Nepal
 
Language English
 
Date 2023
 
Contributor Krishna Vijesh
Kuriyedath, Drisya
 
Type Survey data