Gender is part of the social world. Agriculture is informed by science and technology but importantly, practiced by people in a particular time and place. These people have relations that ultimately determine how the practice is performed. Gender equality is therefore important not only as a goal in itself, but also as a pathway towards achieving other goals. Better livelihoods can be achieved by understanding the conditions under which farmers gain access to productive resources and ways in which conditions of access affect resource use and agricultural performance. This book examines the...