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UPWARD.  2002.  Secondary Farmers of Secondary Crops?  Women and Rootcrop Livelihood in the Philippines.  FAO-RAP Project, CIP-UPWARD, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines.  250 p.

This publication is the output of an FAO-supported project which aimed to assess roles, opportunities and constraints faced by women farmers in sustainable rootcrop livelihood, and identify implications for household food security and genetic resources conservation in the Philippines. The key questions addressed include:

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What research evidence is available to confirm or refute the prevailing notion of rootcrops and women as “secondary crops by secondary farmers”?

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      What are the key rootcrop livelihood activities, extending from production to consumption to market, for resource-poor households in the Philippines?

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What role do women play in sustainable rootcrop agriculture, including opportunities and constraints faced by them?

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What relationships exist among sustainable livelihood, food security and genetic resources conservation for Philippine households engaged in rootcrop agriculture?

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What are the key research and development opportunities to support the role of women in sustainable rootcrop livelihood?

The volume includes eight case papers of rootcrop livelihood in the Philippines, and five synthesis papers that summarize the lessons, issues and future challenges emerging from the empirical cases.

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