dc.contributor.author | Demers-Morris, Cassandra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-30T19:46:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-30T19:46:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/64649 | |
dc.description.abstract | Kenya is on the brink of becoming the fourth African nation to commercialize genetically engineered organisms (GEOs). The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) program is expected to publicly release a variety of drought tolerant Bt maize seed as early as 2017. WEMA is marketing this technology as a means of improving food security among small-scale farmers in Kenya’s arid zones. To date, little research has been conducted investigating the potential impacts of this technology for small-scale farmers, particularly women. This thesis uses Feminist Political Ecology as a theoretical construct in predicting the gendered implications of the commercialization of WEMA’s GE maize seed in the Machakos and Kitui districts of Kenya. It argues that socio-political factors that limit women’s access to key ecological resources are likely to restrict the benefits of GE technology. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | GEOs | en_US |
dc.subject | GMOs | en_US |
dc.subject | Women in Agriculture | en_US |
dc.subject | Biotechnology | en_US |
dc.subject | Maize | en_US |
dc.subject | Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | GEOs and Gender: GEOs and What They Mean for Women Farmers in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2015-11-13 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of International Development Studies | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Arts | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Theresa Ulicki | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Theresa Ulicki | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Elizabeth Fitting | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Matthew Schnurr | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |