Women, food security and the pandemic in peri-urban and rural West Bengal Rajeshwari Dasgupta Primary Author mixed material bibliography ENGLAND EMERALD INSIGHT 2023 monographic en ENGLISH

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BAIK Abstract Purpose – Gender-differentiated role obligations, constraints and dependencies affect food security dynamics across peri-urban and rural areas. This paper aims to understand how periods of crisis disproportionately exacerbate hardships for female populations in such areas and endeavours to assist agrofood policymaking in formulating support initiatives more effectively. Design/methodology/approach – A feasibility/pilot survey was conducted through face-to-face semistructured interviews in public settings and sought to understand and analyse the differentiated impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rural and peri-urban food insecurity through the experiences of 50 women from across various districts in West Bengal. Findings – The study found that women play multivarious roles regarding food security in rural and periurban households, extend these obligations to their female children and encounter deficiencies in financial autonomy to access and use food resources. It concludes that while women seem to contribute the most to household and community food security, they are also most vulnerable to food insecurity. These vulnerabilities were exacerbated during the pandemic. Practical implications – This feasibility/pilot study may serve as a springboard for a larger, more comprehensive survey exploring the dynamics of gender inequality, food insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic amongst women across peri-urban and rural areas in West Bengal. This may bolster pandemic vulnerability analyses and impact assessments in the State. Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, no other study implemented in West Bengal explores the interfaces between gender inequality, food insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic in rural and peri-urban areas. Feminism, Policy Peri-urban women, West Bengal Food security, Covid-19 pandemic, Rural women NONE Repository Universitas Langlangbuana Sistem Repository Elektronik Skripsi, Tesis, Desertasi dan Penelitian Dosen Universitas Langlangbuana JA101.JITLP23V22.3.8 My Library Women, food security and the pandemic in peri-urban and rural West Bengal COVER_Journal_of_International_Trade_Law_and_Policy.png.png 2542 2023-12-21 08:54:23 2023-12-21 08:55:21 machine generated