Women and homegardens of Cotacachi
TR Number
Date
2006
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing
Abstract
Chapter 10 examines the role of women as the primary cultivators of home gardens. in Cotacachi. Home gardens serve an important purpose in family life as they supplement household nutrition, family income, and the conservation of indigenous crop species. Through qualitative methodologies, this chapter contrasts women's systems of crop classification and management practices.
Description
Metadata only record
Keywords
Girls, Women, Agrobiodiversity, Family, Gender, Livestock, Homegardens, Crop classification, Field Scale