Agricultural Censuses and Gender Considerations - Concept and Methodology

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

CHAPTER I. STATISTICS AND GENDER CONSIDERATIONS

1.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF GENDER IN STATISTICS
1.2 PRODUCING GENDER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
1.3 MEETING USERS' NEEDS
1.4 THE PRIORITY DOMAINS OF GENDER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
1.5 THE PRIORITY DOMAINS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
1.6 THE MAIN INFORMATION SOURCES ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1.7 FAO ACTION ON GENDER STATISTICS
1.8 THE ROAD AHEAD

CHAPTER II. THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE

2.1 THE CONCEPT OF GENDER
2.2 GENDER ON THE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA
2.3 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

2.3.1 Work
2.3.2 Poverty
2.3.3 Family life
2.3.4 Health and nutrition
2.3.5 Education
2.3.6 The environment
2.3.7 The public and policy-making spheres

2.4 CONSTRAINTS IN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

2.4.1 Land rights
2.4.2 Water distribution
2.4.3 Research
2.4.4 Extension
2.4.5 Modern technology
2.4.6 Financial resources

2.5 GENDER IN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: FAO PLAN OF ACTION FOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT

2.5.1 The context
2.5.2 The plan

CHAPTER III. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS

3.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS

3.1.1 The holding
3.1.2 The holder
3.1.3 The concept of holder from a gender perspective

3.2 UNIT OF OBSERVATION
3.3 CHARACTERISTICS TO IDENTIFY FOR ALL HOLDINGS

3.3.1 Identification data
3.3.2 Productive resources
3.3.3 Production
3.3.4 Purpose of production

3.4 DATA TO BE COLLECTED BY TYPE OF HOLDING

3.4.1 The labour force on entrepreneurial holdings
3.4.2 The labour force on small units
3.4.3 Family-linked enterprises
3.4.4 Dayworkers and piece-workers

CHAPTER IV. METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES

4.1 SOURCES OF INFORMATION

4.4.1 Population and housing censuses
4.1.2 Food consumption surveys
4.1.3 Household income and expenditure surveys
4.1.4 Employment surveys
4.1.5 Time-use surveys
4.1.6 Natural resource management and environmental degradation

4.2 AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES

4.2.1 The scope and objectives of the census
4.2.2 Questionnaire design
4.2.3 Tabulation plan
4.2.4 Census publicity and respondents' cooperation
4.2.5 Statistical unit and coverage
4.2.6 Designing the sample
4.2.7 Staff recruitment
4.2.8 Instructions and training for enumerators
4.2.9 Instructions and training for supervisors
4.2.10 Choosing the respondent
4.2.11 The pilot census
4.2.12 Data processing
4.2.13 Data presentation
4.2.14 Dissemination

ANNEXES

ANNEX 1. BACK-UP EXERCISES FOR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

A.1. Exercises on gender and division of labour
A.2. Exercises on concepts
A.3. Data collection exercises

ANNEX 2. CASE STUDY: GENDER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS AND AGRICULTURAL CENSUSES IN TUNISIA AND BENIN

B1. Context and initial action
B2. Methodology utilized
B3. Specific results

ANNEX 3. CASE STUDY: NATIONAL SURVEY OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS (ENHR) AND FORMULATION OF GENDER-SENSITIVE POLICIES (COLOMBIA)

C1. Concepts used
C2. Relevance of the ENHR for gender-sensitive policies
C3. Conclusions

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