This document summarizes a study on the feminization of agriculture in Nepal and its implications for food security. The study examined the causes and consequences of more women taking on agricultural work due to male migration for work. The main causes identified were cultural expectations for men to provide financially, attractive off-farm job opportunities for men abroad and locally, and agriculture becoming less rewarding for men. This mass migration of men has led to consequences like an increased workload for women, land abandonment, and decreased food production, threatening food security. The study calls for deeper analysis of gender roles and more gender-sensitive policies and technologies to address these agricultural injustices and food insecurity issues.
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