Gender, intersectionality and climate smart agriculture in South Asia: A review
‘Gender, intersectionality and climate smart agriculture in South Asia: A review’ (2025) by Nitya Rao, Reema Sathe, Natasha Grist for PLOS Climate.
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Climate Change, Agrarian Distress, and the Feminization of Agriculture in South Asia
‘Climate Change, Agrarian Distress, and the Feminization of Agriculture in South Asia’ (2022) by Emily M.L. Southard and Heather Randell for Rural Sociology.
Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development
‘Woman in Agriculture, and Climate Risks: Hotspots for Development’ (2018) by Nitya Chanana-Nag and Pramod K. Aggarwal for Climatic Change.
Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India
‘Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India’ (2010) by Yianna Lambrou and Sibyl Nelson for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), United Nations.
“I learned to clean fish from my mother. You have to be careful—the blade must not cut into the fish”
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
“The heat is just too much! But pineapple and roselle juice sell well”
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
“Our elders say, if you never put an axe to a mahua tree, it won’t let a person go hungry”
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
“We have always lived on these islands and gone to sea. How can the state say it does not belong to us?”
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Hands That Brew: The Complexities of Female Labour in the Making of Rice Beer
Traditional drinks are often regarded as repositories of culture. In Centrepiece, Rini Barman explores some of the less romantic aspects of this practice and the many implications of the act of brewing rice beer.