Women Feeding Cities: Mainstreaming Gender in Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Rugby, Practical Action Publishing, 2009,

ISBN 9781853396854, 390pp
 

Women’s crucial role in household food production has largely been neglected by city officials, economic planners and development practitioners, who have tended to concentrate on the industrialisation of food production. This book analyses the roles of women and men in urban food production, and, through case studies from Africa, Latin America, India and Philippines, suggests how women’s contribution might be maximised. Guidelines and tools show how to bring women into the mainstream of urban agriculture research and development.