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The eect of patriarchal norms on women farmers when men migrate: a case study from West Bengal, India

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  • Kilby, Patrick
  • Mukhopadhyay, Raktima
  • Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala

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Seasonal migration of men is a global trend, with the women left on the family farms with the responsibility of managing their household and smallholder farm plots. This paper argues that the patriarchal process and government policies prevent women to maximize the productivity of the marginal plots of land they manage in the absence of their menfolk. It is the patriarchal nature of local social structures and agrarian services, such as extension and infrastructure such as water supply, which has led to the alienation of women farmers from mainstream agricultural services. The result is that they are not able to take full advantage of the productivity of their small plots of land and market any surplus. This paper concludes that there should be more targeted policies for women in agriculture.

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  • Kilby, Patrick & Mukhopadhyay, Raktima & Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, 2019. "The eect of patriarchal norms on women farmers when men migrate: a case study from West Bengal, India," Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender), Africa Centre for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment, vol. 4(1), October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:afgend:301198
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.301198
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    1. Ravichandran, Thanammal & Farnworth, Cathy Rozel & Galiè, Alessandra, 2021. "Empowering women in dairy cooperatives in Bihar and Telangana, India: a gender and caste analysis," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 338772, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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