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dc.contributor.authorMatheson, Rachel
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T11:59:46Z
dc.date.available2019-04-29T11:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-29T11:59:46Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/75640
dc.description.abstractWakiso District in Uganda is undergoing rapid urbanization which is disrupting traditional agricultural livelihoods. As land and other resources become increasingly scarce, farmers are turning to urban agriculture techniques to support their households, which in turn creates new challenges. This is particularly true of women farmers who struggle to access, control, and make decisions over key agricultural resources. Caritas Kampala is a Catholic NGO working with women farmers throughout Wakiso to enhance their urban and peri-urban agriculture outcomes. This study uses a Feminist Political Ecology lens to investigate how these urban agriculture interventions impact women farmers. It argues that these programs offer many benefits to women farmers. However broader gender norms must be addressed if the program is to meaningfully impact systemic gender inequity.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjecturban agricultureen_US
dc.subjectfeminist political ecologyen_US
dc.subjectKampalaen_US
dc.subjectugandaen_US
dc.subjectgender dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectCaritasen_US
dc.titleEmpowering Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Training Programs Targeting Women Farmers in Ugandaen_US
dc.date.defence2019-04-23
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of International Development Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. John Cameronen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Theresa Ulickien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Theresa Ulickien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Matthew Schnurren_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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