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Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture

Women open school participatory learning approach was used to build up the capacity of 1055 rural women of selected earthquake-affected areas of Balakot, district Mansehra, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in kitchen gardening and off-season vegetable cultivation, integrated pest management,...

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Main Authors: Yasmin, Tahira, Khattak, Roshanzada, Ngah, Ibrahim
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Published: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd 2013
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37938/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2012.762637
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spelling my.utm.379382017-02-15T01:41:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37938/ Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture Yasmin, Tahira Khattak, Roshanzada Ngah, Ibrahim T Technology (General) Women open school participatory learning approach was used to build up the capacity of 1055 rural women of selected earthquake-affected areas of Balakot, district Mansehra, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in kitchen gardening and off-season vegetable cultivation, integrated pest management, pesticide risk reduction, poultry and livestock management, health and hygiene, and income-generating approaches. Community-based collective learning was found to be effective for changing rural women's perception about pesticides, role in agriculture, home, and contribution to household income as well as in decision making. It also improved knowledge, awareness, confidence, self-awareness, agricultural practices, social interactions, and enhanced motivation for revival of livelihood. Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd 2013 Article PeerReviewed Yasmin, Tahira and Khattak, Roshanzada and Ngah, Ibrahim (2013) Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 37 . pp. 1-24. ISSN 21683565 (Submitted) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2012.762637 DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2012.762637
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Yasmin, Tahira
Khattak, Roshanzada
Ngah, Ibrahim
Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
description Women open school participatory learning approach was used to build up the capacity of 1055 rural women of selected earthquake-affected areas of Balakot, district Mansehra, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in kitchen gardening and off-season vegetable cultivation, integrated pest management, pesticide risk reduction, poultry and livestock management, health and hygiene, and income-generating approaches. Community-based collective learning was found to be effective for changing rural women's perception about pesticides, role in agriculture, home, and contribution to household income as well as in decision making. It also improved knowledge, awareness, confidence, self-awareness, agricultural practices, social interactions, and enhanced motivation for revival of livelihood.
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author Yasmin, Tahira
Khattak, Roshanzada
Ngah, Ibrahim
author_facet Yasmin, Tahira
Khattak, Roshanzada
Ngah, Ibrahim
author_sort Yasmin, Tahira
title Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
title_short Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
title_full Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
title_fullStr Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
title_full_unstemmed Facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
title_sort facilitating earthquake-affected rural women communities toward sustainable livelihoods and agriculture
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