Report on Working Groups: Women farmers agent of change and development

8/3/2019 Report on Working Groups: Women farmers agent of change and development

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WOMEN FARMERS AGENTS OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT


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WOMEN FARMERS

AGENTS OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT


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WOMEN FARMERS



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WOMEN FARMERS



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1 MATRIX: Worst case best case

Sector BEST CASE SCENARIO

Socio-cultural-political Gender disaggregated data information

Country and culture specific. Women of different ages, contexts etc.

Womens resiliency in food systems

End social taboos against women.

Necessary: change of model.

Effective quotas! 40%

Education and empowerment on human rights. Support for a social

movement in favour of womens rights

Leadership training.

Participation in assemblies, leaders, decision making positions.

Governments have to make effective their gender policies.

Self worth.

Sensibilization of men and authorities.


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Technological Women in research, training.

Access to technology, adapted to (rural,

womens) needs.

Knowledge building of crop management.

Farmer Field Schools.


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Economic Broader definition of productivity.

Gender budgets.

Recognize their share of economic activities.

Access to information on markets. Reduce

intermediaries.

Access to credits and financial services (right!).

Can earn their own money and control it.

Secure (co) land tenure, property rights.

Support to local and traditional financial systems.

Empowerment related to financial capacities.

Re-valuate peasant systems which produces food, but

bearing in mind that there are also inequalities.


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Environmental Public policies: guarantee access to land and

natural resources.


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MATRIX 2: Proposals by sector

SECTOR:

SOCIO-CULTURAL-

POLITICAL

FOR WHAT? HOW? WHO?

Formation Strengthen rights -

professionalization

Space for self-

worth.

Reflection on roles.

Participating as

directive persons

that represent their

own interest and of

FF.

Gender quota for

participation and

training.

Social organizations

(beneficiated persons,

demanders).

State (promote role,

facilitator for financial

resources).

Organizations, NGOs,

Facilitate tools,

methodological,

organizational.

Resources for self-

management.


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MATRIX 2: Proposals by sectorSECTOR:

TECHN.

FOR WHAT? HOW? WHO?

Revalue,innovate old

technologies

Identify new technologies

that cut down womens

time.

Support ecologically

sustainable development.

Save labour, water.

Select seed according to

womens criteria.

Fuel saving technologies.

Technology to receive

information (market

prices)

Incentives for womens farmers,

development, support.

Gov support and training for

women scientists, extension

workers.

Technical assistance to improve

market access (ICT).

Long term support to

participatory research processes,

involving researchers and FO.

Shift from micro-level credits to

greater variety of funding

facilities.

Criteria: environmentally friendly.

Support for women in rural

community centers.

Radio programmes for women.

Governments.

Agricultural Ministries.

Private sector.

Banks.

FO, womens

organizations.

Rural, agrarian

development NGOs.

Media.

Research Institutions,

Universities.


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MATRIX 2: Proposals by sectorSECTOR:

ECONOMIC

FOR WHAT? HOW? WHO?

Access to credits Produce and

marketing.

Autonomy of

women.

Transformation of

production.

Policies of services

for women.

Strengthen womens

groups.

Public and private

sector.

Improve access to

marketing channels

Secure selling of

products, improverentability of

exploitations.

Coops.

Networks of

marketing.

Training.

Public institutions.

Organizations of

consumers, women.


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MATRIX 2: Proposals by sector

SECTOR:

ENVIRONMENTAL

FOR WHAT? HOW? WHO?

States, NGOs, FO,

local collectives

Alternative systems

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Report on Working Groups: Women farmers agent of change and development