Sustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shelling

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierGundula Fischer: 0000-0002-7658-786X
cg.creator.identifierBekele Hundie Kotu: 0000-0001-5788-6461
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170521000016
cg.identifier.iitathemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.identifier.iitathemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESS
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1742-1705
cg.issue4
cg.journalRenewable Agriculture and Food Systems
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaAGRIBUSINESS
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMY
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.iitaGENDER
cg.subject.iitaMAIZE
cg.subject.iitaNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDING
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTION
cg.subject.iitaPOST-HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY
cg.subject.iitaVALUE CHAINS
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.volume36
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Gundula
dc.contributor.authorKotu, Bekele Hundie
dc.contributor.authorMutungi, C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-15T12:47:23Zen
dc.date.available2021-04-15T12:47:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113370
dc.titleSustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shellingen
dcterms.abstractHow can agricultural mechanization be accomplished in a sustainable and equitable way? This question has gained increased prominence in mechanization research over the past few years. In this study, we apply the question to mechanized maize shelling in Tanzania as a case in point. Data from a survey with 400 farmers and from semi-structured interviews with 21 key informants are combined for a gender analysis that relies on Kabeer's concept of four institutional sites (household, community, market and government). The findings reveal that although mechanization reduces men's and women's perceived drudgery of shelling, relief depends on gendered patterns of labor allocation and decision-making at the household level. As a result, the transformation of inequitable norms emerges as paramount. Key informants identified additional aspects that would make mechanized shelling more equitable and sustainable, such as mainstreaming gender and mechanization in comprehensive agricultural training, or the sensitization of mechanized input suppliers and manufacturers to farmers' preferences (including gender-sensitive machine design). Concerted efforts in multiple institutional sites are needed to achieve lasting change in respect of equity in mechanization.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2021-03-09
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFischer, G., Kotu, B. & Mutungi, C. (2021). Sustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shelling. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 1-9.en
dcterms.extentp. 396-404
dcterms.issued2021-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Press
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectlabouren
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectmechanizationen
dcterms.subjectpostharvest technologyen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjecttanzaniaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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