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Sheep Production in the Mixed-Farming Systems of Mexico: Where Are the Women?
Author
Vázquez-García, Veronica
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2013-12-02
Body

On the Ground • Mexican scholarship has often obscured women’s contributions to small-scale sheep production by using imprecise descriptions as to who producers are, what they do, and why. Such women can become invisible to researchers and policy makers. • A gender-based approach is needed to raise the profile of these women. This could include clarifying how and why sheep-production duties are allocated between women and men in households and understanding how and why policies differentially affect women and men in terms of their access to productive resources and entitlement programs. • Mexico needs to increase sheep productivity. Women are key stakeholders in this process. Production interventions could be facilitated by targeting women clients and making better use of their knowledge and practical Experience. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00029.1
Additional Information
Vázquez-García, V. (2013). Sheep Production in the Mixed-Farming Systems of Mexico: Where Are the Women?. Rangelands, 35(6), 41-46.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/639992
Journal Volume
35
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
41-46
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
gendered roles in livestock management
rangelands
diffusion of innovations
small ruminants
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