Resources: Sustainable Agriculture

TOOLS FOR THE FIELD Methodology Handbook for Gender Analysis in Agriculture Hilary Sims Feldstein and Janice Jiggins (Eds.). 1994 Using illustrative material from 38 cases in Africa, Asia and Latin America, Tools for the Field provides a presentation of how development planners, trainers and project coordinators can incorporate gender analysis in agriculture. 288 pages. ISBN 1-56549-028-2. WE056Z. US$18.95 This workbook can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565490282/qid=932562192/sr=1-4/002-1060514-8742442

MAF Policy Technical Paper 97/11
ISSN 1171-4662
ISBN 0-478-07458-1
By: Mary-Jane Rivers, Ann Pomeroy, Dianne Buchan, Brian Pomeroy and Rachel Fogarty
October 1997
The report discusses the dramatic and rapid change which the processes of globalisation, technological advance, demographic change and economic reform have brought to rural New Zealanders. It looks at the paid work of rural women and the visibility of their unpaid work, their involvement in decision making, and how the media and advertising portray them. An analysis is made of the strategies which women (and men) can use to ensure that the work undertaken by rural women receives appropriate recognition, to increase their involvement in decision-making, and assist women and men to adjust to their changed roles and achieve their aspirations and goals. Finally the report reminds us why it is important that rural women should participate in the economy and why constraints which impact on their participation should be removed. http://www.maf.govt.nz/MAFnet/publications/change/change.htm#E13E1

CHANGE AND DIVERSITY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND CONSTRAINTS ON RURAL WOMEN IN NEW ZEALAND

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE. LOOKING AHEAD TO CSD-8 WWF International, 1999, 4 pages. Discusses the background of the CSD-8 discussions and priority issues for CSD-8 such as freshwater management at the catchment level, efficient water use, GMO's, agricultural subsidies and pesticides. For more information, contact Carole Saint-Laurent, WWF International, c/o WWF Canada, 70 Mayfield Avenue, Toronto, Canada, M6S 1K6, Tel/Fax +1 416 763 3437, carolestlaurent@compuserve.com

Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University (IDS) FOOD SECURITY UNIT ANNUAL REVIEW 1996-97 This site features a post conference report on the World Food Summit held in Rome in 1996. It provides feedback on the achievements and dissapointments associated with the Food Summit and features brief statements on various issues that were dealt with at the Summit which include agricultural marketing, safety nets and emergencies and rehabilitation. http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/research/food/fsuar967.html

IDS FOOD SECURITY UNIT ANNUAL REVIEW 1995-1996 This site features a post conference report on the World Food Summit held in 1995 and provides feedback on the achievements associated with the Summit as well as the aspirations for the Summit held in 1996. Some of the brief statements deal with gender and humanitarian crises and food trade and aid. http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/research/fsuar.html

HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Marisol Smith, Judy Pointing, Simon Maxwell et al. IDS Development Bibliography 8 1993 65pp ISBN 1 85864 005 9 £10.00 The concept of 'food security' is found as early as the 1970s, but the concept of 'household food security' is more recent: the bulk of the literature dates from the 1980s. This annotated Bibliography contains nearly 200 items which together trace developments in the concept of household food security. The evolution of food security, from concern with national food stocks in the 1970s to a preoccupation with individual entitlements in the 1980s, is an important part of the story told by this Bibliography.

Evaluations of the numerous Food-for-Work (FFW) projects in operation across Ethiopia are designed to assess their effectiveness, and are often defined by the objectives stated in the terms of reference. The paper asserts that the quality and usefulness of evaluations is greatly enhanced when the qualitative impacts of a project on the beneficiaries are included in the assessment since they often have a direct influence on conventional donor concerns such as targeting and the mode of payment. An evaluation framework is proposed which covers the design and delivery, outputs and impacts of a project and this structure is then adopted for a review of FFW evaluation documents. The analysis reveals the heavy emphasis on design and delivery mechanisms in the literature, and suggests the scope of evaluation exercises might be broadened to capture both the intended and unforeseen socio-economic impacts of a project.

FOOD-FOR-WORK IN ETHIOPIA: CHALLENGING THE SCOPE OF PROJECT EVALUATIONS Liz Humphrey IDS Working Paper 81 1999 38pp ISBN 1 85864 251 5 £6.00

It is now widely recognized that women play a crucial, yet constrained and undervalued, role in ensuring food availability for household members, in normal times as well as in periods of stress. This annotated bibliography draws together the disparate literature on household food security and strategies for coping with food crises in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, with gender and women as the entry point.

GENDER, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND COPING STRATEGIES Julie Koch Laier, Susanna Davies, Kirsty Milward and Jane Kennan IDS Development Bibliography 14 1996 120pp ISBN 1 85864 054 7 £17.00

In April 1994, IDS held a workshop on 'Linking relief and development' as part of an ongoing project. This bibliography was compiled as part of that project and it brings together work produced under a variety of different headings, such as disaster and famine mitigation, and developmental approaches to relief. The bibliography includes conceptual work, examples of attempts to link relief and development on the ground, and case studies of national governments, NGOs, donors and regional organisations. A key terms index facilitates searches.

LINKING RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Will Campbell IDS Development Bibliography 10 1994 62pp ISBN 1 85864 052 0 £10.00

The above IDS and BRIDGE publications can be obtained at the following address:
IDS Publications Office, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton BN1 9RE, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 678269 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 621202 E.mail: ids.books@sussex.ac.uk

This selection of papers, from the proceedings of the Development Studies Association conference held in Dublin on the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Great Irish Famine, examines the historical background and the reasons why the spectre of famine continues to haunt much of the developing world today. These are set in the context of the concepts of food security and insecurity in order to emphasise our moral responsibility to act collectively to tackle not only famines but also less dramatic forms of food insecurity. Th book brings together the perspectives of eminent academics and policy-makers to give a comprehensive account of the threats to food security and the new approaches in aid to tackle them.This selection can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312210221/qid=932565761/sr=1-7/002-1060514-8742442

 

A WORLD WITHOUT FAMINE? NEW APPROACHES TO AID AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Helen O'Neill and John Toye St Martin's Press, Inc 1997 236pp ISBN 0 312 21022 1 £60.00

THE ANDEAN WOMEN, FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND FOOD SECURITY CONTEST: AN APPROPRIATE MODEL This paper documents the mechanism, experiences and lessons learned from UNIFEM's 'Andean Women, Food Technology and Food Security Contest'. The model -which aims at the economic empowerment of rural women - has been validated, repeated and replicated in another geographical area, namely in Yucatan, Mexico. It has proven to be very effective for highlighting women's indigenous knowledge, experience and specific needs, related to their economic activities and natural resource management. In addition, the project mechanism increased women's access to appropriate technologies and it has promoted the exchange of experiences among women. It has also played a catalytic role in the development of communication channels between grassroots women and technical support organizations. gopher://gopher.undp.org:70/00/unifem/poli-eco/eco/susta/contest

Unannotated Bibliography

To Cure All Hunger: Food Policy and Food Security in Sudan, 1991, edited by Simon Maxwell IT This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0903715163/qid=932566284/sr=1-5/002-1060514-8742442

Food Aid Reconsidered: Assessing the Impact on Third World Countries, 1995, edited by Edward Clay and Olav Stokke, Frank Cass This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714641731/qid=932566426/sr=1-6/002-1060514-8742442

Adaptable Livelihoods: Coping with Food Insecurity in the Malian Sahel, 1995, Susanna Davies, Macmillan, hardback This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312126824/qid=932566480/sr=1-1/002-1060514-8742442

Famine Early Warning and Response: The Missing Link, 1995, Margaret Buchanan-Smith and Susanna Davies, IT, paperback This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0903715325/qid%3D932566524/002-1060514-8742442

Food Security And The Environment, 1991 edited by Susanna Davies and Melissa Leach, Vol 22 No 3 This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0903715392/qid=932566576/sr=1-3/002-1060514-8742442

Getting Institutions Right for Women in Development, Edited by Anne Marie Goetz, 1997 This book can be ordered online from amazon.com at the following url: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1856495264/qid=932566819/sr=1-1/002-1060514-8742442