This case study focuses on smallholder farms in Soc Trang, southern Viet Nam. Its purpose is to illustrate and compare women and men's contributions to two integrated, rice-based farming systems: the first and more traditional one is centered on double rice cropping, while the second adopted an innovative practice which integrates rice and aquaculture (shrimp farming). The study explores how gender norms affect the division of labour and farmer's access to and decision-making about productive inputs, technologies and services. The conclusion introduces a set of key findings from a social and economic perspective, acknowledging the importance of recognizing "invisible family labour" when pursuing agricultural productivity goals and pointing to the benefits of integrated agriculture/aquaculture/livestock systems. It is followed by recommendations, aimed at policy makers, researchers and development partners
- ISBN10 9251097607
- ISBN13 9789251097601
- Publish Date 30 September 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 2 June 2022
- Publish Country IT
- Imprint Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 59
- Language English