{"product_id":"2940148888536","title":"Women Empowerment for Improved Research in Agricultural Development, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in the West Asia\/ North Africa Region","description":"The study on “Women Empowerment for Improved Research in Agricultural Development,\u003cbr\u003eInnovation and Knowledge Transfer in the West Asia\/North Africa Region” was commissioned by the\u003cbr\u003eAssociation of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA). The\u003cbr\u003estudy aims at proposing policies to ministries of agriculture, agricultural research institutions and\u003cbr\u003eextension agencies to advance the role of women working in agriculture in the region. The study\u003cbr\u003ecombines a desk-study with literature, internet research and field studies in Jordan, Egypt and\u003cbr\u003eTunisia. With limited resources the study team could only conduct field-research in three of the five\u003cbr\u003eWANA sub-regions. The countries of the Arabian Peninsula with very limited agriculture were not\u003cbr\u003eseen as a priority for this study. Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, that make up Western Asia, and have a\u003cbr\u003ecombined population of more than 200 Million and a high diversity of agricultural systems, would\u003cbr\u003erequire more than two field studies to do it justice. The focus of the study hence was on three\u003cbr\u003ecountries in the Mashreq, Nile Valley and the Maghreb with agricultural systems typical for the\u003cbr\u003erespective sub-regions.\u003cbr\u003eThe countries of the WANA region are very diverse along key indicators of human development\u003cbr\u003esuch as health, education and living standards. The region includes primarily agrarian economies\u003cbr\u003esuch as Somalia and Sudan, countries with a large agricultural sector such as Pakistan, Egypt,\u003cbr\u003eMorocco, Syria and Tunisia and countries that have virtually no or minor agriculture like the\u003cbr\u003ecountries of Gulf, especially the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. While this report is primarily of\u003cbr\u003erelevance for countries with a large agricultural sector, the prevailing patriarchal gender paradigm\u003cbr\u003epersists in most countries of the region. It allocates access to vital resources and development\u003cbr\u003epotentials along gender lines instead of needs and potentials. Such a paradigm effectively curtails\u003cbr\u003ethe development of half of the region’s people while hampering population policies and slowing\u003cbr\u003eeconomic and social development beyond the agricultural sector.\u003cbr\u003eThe case for women’s equal rights and access to resources in agriculture is clear cut and undisputed.\u003cbr\u003eThis report and the recent studies cited provide ample evidence that the development prospects of\u003cbr\u003ethe WANA countries are seriously compromised by persistent gender inequities. The study clearly\u003cbr\u003eillustrates the significant barriers rural women and female farmers face in the WANA region. The\u003cbr\u003ereasons are manifold, ranging from the limiting impact of the prevailing patriarchal gender\u003cbr\u003eparadigm on rural women, to gender-blind agricultural policies, insufficient human resources, lack\u003cbr\u003eof skills and know-how in agricultural institutions and organizations. Shortages of funds, weak\u003cbr\u003ecommitment, gender equity on all levels and persistent gender stereotyping are common.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170384920816,"sku":"2940148888536","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148888536_p0.jpg?v=1763709505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148888536","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}