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Gender roles in land use and value chains (GRoLUV)

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Gender specificity of land use (decisions, labour, remuneration) and participation in value chains needs to be understood. While preceding methods are supposed to represent the diversity among the farming community, intra-household relations and the position of female-headed households deserve specific attention. Analysis and reliable data can be used by local ‘agents of change’ to step over the shadow of cultural norms of the status quo and create conditions for greater gender equity. Gender Roles in Land Use and Value Chains (GRoLUV) guides analysis of gender differentiation.

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