Agricultural cooperatives and social empowerment of women: a Ugandan case study

This article presents a case study of Manyakabi Area Cooperative Enterprise in south-western Uganda, which shows that benefits from agricultural cooperatives can extend beyond monetary tangibles. We discuss several social factors that women members claimed have improved since they became members of...

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Published in:Development in practice Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 421 - 429
Main Authors: Ferguson, Hilary, Kepe, Thembela
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.05.2011
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Agricultural co-operatives
Agricultural cooperatives
Agricultural development
Agricultural land
Agricultural Research
Agriculture
Aptitudes
Benefits
Case studies
Change agents
Civil society
Collective farms
community service
Cooperation
Cooperatives
Decision making
Decisions
Economic benefits
Empowerment
Enterprises
Farmers
Females
Gender and diversity
Households
Labour and livelihoods
Men
Personal empowerment
PRACTICAL NOTES
Skills
social benefit
Social factors
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Uganda
Women
Women's emancipation
Womens Roles
Uganda
ISSN:1364-9213, 0961-4524, 1364-9213
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Summary:This article presents a case study of Manyakabi Area Cooperative Enterprise in south-western Uganda, which shows that benefits from agricultural cooperatives can extend beyond monetary tangibles. We discuss several social factors that women members claimed have improved since they became members of the cooperative, including their confidence, their negotiating skills, the ability to be of service to their communities through transferring skills to non-members, and the ability to take control of certain household decisions when dealing with men. We conclude that these social benefits could be enhanced if they were fully acknowledged as important by agents of change.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2011.558069
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ISSN:1364-9213
0961-4524
1364-9213
DOI:10.1080/09614524.2011.558069