Gender Mainstreaming through Integrated Farming Systems: Success witnessed under Farmer FIRST project in Uttar Pradesh


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Authors

  • Nisha Verma ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • Azad Singh Panwar ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • Poonam Kashyap ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • A K Prusty ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • M Shamim ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • C Jat ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • Amit Nath ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002
  • U S Gautam ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone III, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 002

Keywords:

Equitable economics, Gender, Integrated Farming System

Abstract

The recognition of the need for gender mainstreaming and empowering women by leveraging male and female differences in the area of farming systems management and production leads to improved family nutrition, occupational health of women, children’s education and health, increased labour productivity. The effectiveness and sustainability of gender responsive interventions is
crucial for their contribution in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals of gender equality, food security, alleviating poverty. Apart from that equalizing access to farming systems productive resources through eliminating male and female differences facilitates
women in achieving more power over their lives which can further change lives of their families and whole communities. Creation of SHGs of women in villages through mobilizing women is the first step towards the pathway of awareness generation to employment to
empowerment. 

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Submitted

2022-09-16

Published

2022-09-16

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 8 (2022): FFP (Special Issue)

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Articles

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How to Cite

Verma, N., Panwar, A. S., Kashyap, P., Prusty, A. K., Shamim, M., Jat, C., Nath, A., & Gautam, U. S. (2022). Gender Mainstreaming through Integrated Farming Systems: Success witnessed under Farmer FIRST project in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Farming, 72(8), 84-87. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/128083