Category Archives: Rice research

The hand that rocks the thresher

Posted on April 8, 2011 by taongtanglaw

On the sidelines “Women from poor farming and landless households contribute 20–75% of the labor required for rice production in Asia,” explained Thelma Paris, senior IRRI scientist on gender analysis. “Unfortunately, gender inequalities in relation to access to resources and … Continue reading →

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IFPRI Gender Blog

Posted on July 4, 2010 by taongtanglaw

CG center IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) is facilitating a Gender and Food Policy blog (http://www.genderfoodpolicy.wordpress.com).  The blog aims to consolidate and serve as an information portal and share topics of gender and food policy (including issues such as … Continue reading →

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Contributions of Social Science Perspective in Rice Research and Technology Development in eastern India. Challenges and Opportunities to Make a Difference

Posted on June 21, 2010 by taongtanglaw

by Paris, T. Lead Paper presented at the International Conference  on Social Science Perspective in Agricultural Research and Development, New Delhi, India, February 15-18, 2006. Organized by VARDAN in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute. Over the years, the … Continue reading →

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Gender analysis in crop-animal research

Posted on June 16, 2010 by taongtanglaw

by Paris, T. (1995) in Devendra, C.Sevilla, C. (eds.). Crop-animal interaction: proceedings, – Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines). For the past years, increased attention has been given to the important roles of rural women in Asian agriculture. Except in land preparation and … Continue reading →

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Process of technology development and transfer to women: a case study of the microrice mill in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Posted on June 15, 2010 by taongtanglaw

Paris, T.R.,Diaz, C.P.,Hossain, M.,Vasallo, A.B. (International Rice Research Inst., Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines) A paper presented in the Conference International Workshop on Enhancing Incomes of Rural Women Through Suitably Engineered Systems, Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines), 10-13 May 1994. Studies show … Continue reading →

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