Women in AgricultureEQ:  What role do women play in agriculture, and what challenges do they experience?

Women are the backbone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. Yet they receive only a fraction of the land, credit, inputs (such as improved seeds and fertilizers), agricultural training and information compared to men.

1. Watch these videos then answer the corresponding questions: Clip #1 Clip #22. Click on the following link. You will utilize each of the tabs to answer questions about the data.

http://www.fao.org/gender/infographic/en/ 3. Choose one of the articles below to read. Complete the chart about the article you chose.

http://www1.wfp.org/gender-equality http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/06/11/women-global-hunger-food http://michiganradio.org/post/changing-role-women-farming

Clip #1:

What is the problem that the video is illustrating?

How does the video state that we (as a global society) can solve the problem?

What would happen if we solve the problem? Be specific…use data from the video.

What does it mean by an agricultural gender gap?

Clip #2

What is the problem that this video is describing?

What areas are women lacking in agriculture?

What does this video say will occur if we solve the problem?

Explain the data and area of improvement and results for each of the following countries.

Kenya

Bangladesh

Brazil

What similarities do you see in the locations they are speaking about that have a women in agriculture?

FAO Gender Infographic

Women are the _______________________________________________, especially in the ___________________________________. Yet they receive only a fraction of the land, credit, inputs (such as ___________________________________________________), agricultural ________________ and information compared to ___________. 

Empowering and investing in rural women has been shown to _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. And not only for women, but for everyone.

Click on “Why are women so important to agriculture?”

Female Share of the Agricultural Labour Force

1. What percentage of the agricultural labour force in developing countries?

2. What has occurred since 1980 to 2010 to the percent of the female population economically active in agriculture?

3. What are the top three regions where women are economically involved in agriculture?

Distribution of Male & Female Employment by Sector

1. What regions to women out weigh men in agricultural employment?

2. State one other observation from this data graphic.

Female-headed households

1. What contradiction is the data in this graphic trying to demonstrate?

Rural Working Conditions

1. What is the gender gap in agriculture that is being explained by this data?

2. Name three countries that have the biggest gaps.

Off-farm work

1. What are the three top countries with the biggest gap between women and men working outside of the farm?

2. Why might men leave women to control the agriculture in these regions?

Employment in Selected High-value Agro-industries

1. In agriculture women dominate in regions that are doing what with the products they grow?

2. What are the top three countries with the highest women share? What is the percentage of women? What is the cash crop they are growing?

Click on “Where does a gender gap in agriculture exist?”

1. Choose three of the charts to analyze. Name the charts below. Explain at least two observations you made from analyzing the charts.

2. Utilize the data from this portion to answer the question in paragraph form with detail. “Where does a gender gap in agriculture exist and what problems can this lead to?

Click on “What are the impacts of the gender gap in agriculture?”

1. What does the data mean by “women farmers typically achieve yields that are 20-30% lower than men”?

2. What will happen if that yield gap is closed?

Article of Your Choice

Title:

Summary: Complete a summary of the article you chose by discussing problems mentioned, data provided, solutions if offered and overall point of the article.

College Board Objective:  Students will be able to explain the changing role of women in food production and consumption.

HOMEWORK:  Use what you learned today to outline a response to this FRQ.

“Women play a major role in global food production, but the role they play in food production in more developed countries is different from the role they play in less developed countries.

A. Identify how the percent of women working in agriculture in more developed countries compares to the percent of women working in agriculture in less developed countries.

B. Explain why the percent of women working in agriculture in less developed countries is different from the percent of women working in agriculture in more developed countries.

C. Describe TWO reasons why women farmers in less developed countries produce less than male farmers in less developed countries.”