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Gendered Roles in Agrarian Transition: A Study of Lowland Rice Farming in Lao PDR
Sustainability, Vol.12(13), pp.1-20
2020
Abstract
Traditional lifestyles of lowland rice farmers of the southern provinces of Lao People’s Democratic Republic are rapidly changing, due to two important trends. Firstly, there is a push towards modernization and commercialization of farming. Secondly, though farmers still focus on rice farming as a key activity, there is an increasing move towards diversification of livelihoods. The changes have seen the uptake of non-rice crops, livestock husbandry and forest and river utilization; as well as non-farming activities. This has influenced gender relations, impacting household agricultural production decisions and amplified transitional trends. To explore the processes, we analyzed data from a study of innovation adoption amongst rice farmers in southern Lao PDR. The study revealed nuances of gender-based differences in the priorities and attitudes towards farming and off-farm activities, as well as differences in behaviour related to the adoption of new practices. Women were more focused on non-farming practices and considered engaging in the modern, non-traditional, economy more so than men. Women also reported experiencing greater challenges when engaging and trading in the agricultural marketplace. The study supports the importance of taking a gendered approach to understanding the inherent complexities within agrarian change.
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- Title
- Gendered Roles in Agrarian Transition: A Study of Lowland Rice Farming in Lao PDR
- Authors
- Magnus Moglia (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyKim S Alexander (Author) - James Cook UniversitySilva Larson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - LegacyAnne (Giger)-Dray (Author) - Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - ETH ZürichGarry Greenhalgh (Author) - James Cook UniversityPhommath Thammavong (Author) - National University of LaosManithaythip Thephavanh (Author) - The University of AdelaidePeter Case (Author) - James Cook University
- Publication details
- Sustainability, Vol.12(13), pp.1-20
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.3390/su12135403
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Copyright note
- © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99482305102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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