Women鈥檚 Agricultural Work and Nutrition in South Asia: Policy Priorities
Many women who work in agriculture are not counted and often uncompensated
Abstract
LANSA research has highlighted the linkage between women鈥檚 agricultural work and nutrition in South Asia. Official statistics acknowledge that agriculture accounts for a majority of women workers in these countries. Many women who work in agriculture, however, are not counted, and many others鈥� work is under-counted and often uncompensated. The division of agricultural activities is highly gendered and many of the tasks undertaken by women are not regarded as work by men and women, families and communities. For many rural South Asian women, global efforts for the recognition of women鈥檚 contribution to the care economy, or for the greater visibility of women鈥檚 reproductive labour, is a step too far. They struggle to have their contribution recognised in the productive sphere of the economy.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development鈥檚 by the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) programme
Citation
Nitya Rao and Haris Gazdar. Women鈥檚 Agricultural Work and Nutrition in South Asia: Policy Priorities. Policy Brief Issue 8, July 2017, 4p
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