Women's contribution to household food and economic security: A study in the Garhwal Himalayas, India

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-111

  Sidh, Shiv Narayan ^a   Basu, Sharmistha ^b  

^a Government College   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

food and economic security; Gender division of labor; India; monetization; opportunity costs; output method; time use analysis; unpaid work

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER ROLE; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; LABOR DIVISION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POVERTY; SOLAR POWER; WOMENS STATUS;

GARHWAL HIMALAYAS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958778524     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-10-00010.1     Document Type: Article

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