Transforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cuba

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cg.contributor.affiliationInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas, Cubaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Guelphen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Pinar del Ríoen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1256379en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2297-7775en_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Sociologyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.volume8-2023en_US
dc.contributor.authorBenítez Fernández, Bárbaraen_US
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Erinen_US
dc.contributor.authorCrespo Morales, Anaisaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz Pérez, Rodobaldoen_US
dc.contributor.authorAcosta Roca, Rosaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCárdenas Travieso, Regla Maríaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T15:20:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-26T15:20:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138614en_US
dc.titleTransforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cubaen_US
dcterms.abstractCompared to many countries, Cuba has made significant progress in advancing women's rights and gender equity; however, disparities remain. In the country's rural communities and agricultural sector, women continue to face barriers to equal participation and recognition for the value of their work. This case study shares the story of gender equity efforts that have been conducted within the framework of a broader development project—the Project to Strengthen a System of Innovation in Local Agricultural Development (PIAL, for its initials in Spanish). PIAL began in 2001 as a participatory plant-breeding initiative aimed at increasing the genetic diversity of key crops such as maize and beans. Over the course of two decades, the project's goals expanded to include an emphasis on increasing women's participation. In the beginning, those efforts focused on including women in the participatory plant-breeding activities, which enabled them to prioritize traits they cared about such as grain texture, cooking speed, and taste in the selection process. Over time, the participatory nature of the PIAL methodology empowered women to identify and pursue capacity-building in other areas of local agricultural innovation. While PPB remained central to PIAL, women also chose to pursue opportunities in seed bank management, leadership training, and small-scale farm-based entrepreneurship. The results of the PIAL work on gender have included not just more inclusive plant breeding, but also important economic improvements for rural women as they have been able to diversify their livelihoods, and social change as they have gained confidence and recognition as leaders in their households, communities, and beyond.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-10-06en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBenítez Fernández B, Nelson E, Crespo Morales A, Ortiz Pérez R, Acosta Roca R and Cárdenas Travieso RM (2023) Transforming food systems: a gendered perspective on local agricultural innovation in Cuba. Front. Sociol. 8:1256379. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1256379en_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-06en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen_US
dcterms.subjecttrait preferencesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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