 |
GENDER RESPONSIVE August 2003 |
|
|
|
|
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
ISBN 974-7946-41-6
All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorised without any prior written permission from copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. Application for such permission should be addressed to the Chief, Publishing and Multimedia Service, Information Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, or by e-mail to [email protected]
For copies, contact:
Ms Revathi Balakrishnan, Ph.D.
Regional Senior Officer
Gender and Development
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the
Pacific
Bangkok 10200, Thailand E-mail: [email protected]
Fax:
66-2-697-4445
FAO-UNDP THA/00/002: SPPD: Gender Responsive Technology Framework for Poverty Alleviation: 2001-2003
© FAO 2003
1.1 Conceptual framework: Gender Responsive Technology
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Study sites
2. Gender roles and technology use
2.1 Gender roles and technology use in agricultural production
2.2 Gender roles and technology use in post-harvesting and processing
2.3 Gender roles and technology use in household production
2.4 Key findings: Impact of gender roles on access to technology and training
2.5 Rural women’s technology needs
3. Role of institutions in technology transfer and resource support
3.1 Gender differences in access to local organizations
3.2 Gender differences in access to external institutions
3.3 Gender constraints in access to technology
4. Sources of gender-responsive technology and related support services
4.1 Role of government organizations in technology transfer
4.2 Role of Agricultural Technology Transfer Centres
4.3 Role of NGOs in technology transfer
4.4 Role of community-based organizations in technology transfer
4.5 Role of academic institutions in technology transfer
4.6 Rural woman’s access to sources of information and technology
5. Review of policies related to gender-responsive technology
5.1 National policy framework for poverty reduction and growth
5.2 Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
5.3 Financial institutions and policies
5.4 Ministry of Education
5.5 Ministry of Interior
5.6 Ministry of Public Health
5.7 Department of Public Welfare, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
5.8 Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research
5.9 Key findings of the policy review
6. Recommendations to support gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation