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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