Young and Female
International perspectives on the future of farming
Sharada Srinivasan, Pan Lu, Aprilia Ambarwati
Women’s roles in sustaining and the revival of farming are indispensable. Based on research in Canada, China, India and Indonesia, the book offers a global perspective on young women’s pathways into farming. It responds directly to concerns about the generational sustainability of smallholder farming worldwide. Despite their crucial contribution to the reproduction of farming and its belated recognition in policy discourse, women farmers continue to face constraints in access to agrarian resources and services, and recognition as farmers in their own right.
Published: 2025
Pages: 224
Paperback: 9781788534345
eBook: 9781788534369
| About the contributors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Young women farmers as subjects of research and policy | |||
| Sharada Srinivasan, Pan Lu, Aprilia Ambarwati | |||
| Chapter 2: The Rise of Young Women Farmers in Canada | |||
| Alexa Avelar, Sharada Srinivasan, Haroon Akram-Lodhi | |||
| Chapter 3: Becoming Visible: Stories of Young Women Farmers in Canada | |||
| Hannah Bihun, Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Nicola Inglefield, Travis Jansen, Sharada Srinivasan | |||
| Chapter 4: Moving to the Fore: Young Women Farmers in China | |||
| Pan Lu, Wu Huifang | |||
| Chapter 5: The Glowing Ploughs: Stories of Young Women Farmers in China | |||
| Pan Lu, Li Yilin, Li Changqi, Liang Dong, Li Yanqing, Lin Qirui | |||
| Chapter 6: No Country for Young Women Farmers: A Situation Analysis for India | |||
| Sudha Narayanan, Sharada Srinivasan | |||
| Chapter 7: With a Little Help: Young Women Farmers’ Experiences in India | |||
| Sharada Srinivasan, Sudha Narayanan | |||
| Chapter 8: Young Women and Farming in Indonesia | |||
| Aprilia Ambarwati, Charina Chazali, Isono Sadoko, Ben White | |||
| Chapter 9: At the Intersection of Class, Generation, and Gender: Young Women Farmers in Java and Flores, Indonesia | |||
| Aprilia Ambarwati, Charina Chazali, Roy Huijsmans, Hanny Wijaya, Ben White | |||
| Chapter 10: Forward-Looking and Forward-Pushing: A Commentary on Why Young Women Farmers should be at the Center of Rural Transformation | |||
| Clara Mi Young Park |
Sharada Srinivasan Associate Professor of Development Studies at the University of Guelph in Canada. Her research and teaching are located within the broad field of gender, development, and social justice.
Pan Lu Associate Professor at the China Agricultural University. Her research interests encompass left-behind populations, rural education, and the sociology of agricultural and agrarian change in China.
Aprilia Ambarwati Researcher at the AKATIGA Center for Social Analysis in Bandung, Indonesia. Her research interests include rural youth in agriculture, rural youth employment, and the dynamics of village governance.
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