by Rahman Osmani S.,

This study¹ combines theoretical considerations and empirical evidence collected from three locations where IFAD has been involved in projects targeting the rural poor and specifically women: India, with the Tamil Nadu Women Development Project and the Andhra Pradesh Tribal Development Project; and Nepal, with the Production for Rural Women Project.

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1/ This study was funded through supplementary funds provided by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

 

Table of contents Introduction Food security - a conceptual framework Household food security in the project areas Market orientation and household food security Project intervention, women and household food security Household food security and women's work burden: potential trade-offs Summary and conclusions Tables Technical appendix: regression analysis of the determinants of food security References Read more Executive summary Rural poverty in Asia IFAD operations in Asia