Male and female farmers selecting varieties. A gender prospect

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Gladys Verde

Abstract

With the purpose of analyzing farmers�??gender
in those groups taking part at the Participatory Plant Breeding
Project, as a complementary strategy in Cuba, men and
women�??s prospect was studied in two bean diversity fairs: one
was organized by researchers and technicians at the National
Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA) whereas the other at
a farmer-researcher�??s farm in La Palma. Concerning maize, other
fairs were held in La Palma, Pinar del Río, Batabanó and San
Antonio de los Baños, Havana, in which women had less
participation than men. In general, gender relationship helps
men and there still prevail productive roles for men meanwhile
in most cases women assume the reproductive roles.

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Verde, G. (2013). Male and female farmers selecting varieties. A gender prospect. Cultivos Tropicales, 24(4), 89–93. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/558
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